Fans heading to the World Cup in the U.S. are facing a new source of sticker shock: mass transit. In New Jersey and Massachusetts, some train fares tied to matches will cost fans far more than normal NFL gameday trips.
FIFA is welcome to make transportation affordable, rather than being a drain on the local economies (and profiting in the billions.) On the other hand, those that can afford a match ticket can afford to spend 1% of that to get to the match.
Increasing bus ticket prices from $12.50 to $100 is not FIFA’s decision. Also, most sane countries use the event as an excuse to invest in public transport and general cleanup of the area for the public good years into the future. The US are the only ones so shortsighted about this stuff.
I didn’t mean to imply that it’s FIFA’s call, but their profits would not be greatly diminished if they were to cover those costs. I agree about the proper course of action, but would never expect that to happen here in the US. It wasn’t a good call to host here to begin with. The infrastructure isn’t there, and didn’t magically appear in the meantime.
FIFA is welcome to make transportation affordable, rather than being a drain on the local economies (and profiting in the billions.) On the other hand, those that can afford a match ticket can afford to spend 1% of that to get to the match.
Increasing bus ticket prices from $12.50 to $100 is not FIFA’s decision. Also, most sane countries use the event as an excuse to invest in public transport and general cleanup of the area for the public good years into the future. The US are the only ones so shortsighted about this stuff.
It kind of was. NJ was supposed to be reimbursed for the extra costs. FIFA did not hold up their end, so NJ raised prices.
I didn’t mean to imply that it’s FIFA’s call, but their profits would not be greatly diminished if they were to cover those costs. I agree about the proper course of action, but would never expect that to happen here in the US. It wasn’t a good call to host here to begin with. The infrastructure isn’t there, and didn’t magically appear in the meantime.