The "cumbersome machines" which were too large for the city's narrow streets and were thought to encourage fare-dodgers who could hop on the bus by the back doors out of sight of the driver.
"The airline's own rules and fares encourage you to do that," Mr. Harvey said, even though he took up space on several flights.
To encourage use, children receive fare cards that are punched each day.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority should provide M35 bus vouchers or discount fares to encourage the homeless to stay off the streets and go to a shelter.
But their plans, presented to members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's board, clearly showed that they wanted to structure the fare increase to encourage riders -- both suburban commuters and subway and bus riders -- to buy more rides at a time, to do so further in advance and to take advantage of vending machines and the Internet to buy their rides.
I want attractive fares that will encourage commuters, where they can, to switch to off-peak services and better spread the demands on our rail services.
They back HS2, would stop above-inflation fare rises and would encourage new tram lines.
Many communities in the United States and Europe offer substantial discounts for monthly passes, because passes reduce fare collection costs and encourage transit use.
Companies encourage employees to fly on low-fare airlines, like Ryanair, and, in some cases, even forbid business class on trips to Europe.
"Just as we use pricing to encourage mass transit use by keeping fares low, we are using pricing to encourage increased use of low-emitting vehicles with our green pass program," said Anthony E. Shorris, the agency's executive director.
In addition to Conservative proposals to encourage volunteering and to cap rail fares, the week ended with a discussion about the party's unfunded promise to increase spending on the NHS by £8bn a year.
