Commuters Fight for Better Transit
The Puget Park Improvement Club clashes with the streetcar company over fares and service.
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The Puget Park Improvement club has appointed J. B. King, L. O. Fenton, and E. E. Cushman to represent the club at the meeting this week to nominate candidates for the committee to revise the city charter. The club has been trying to get the sale of tickets on cars at 24 for $1, but Manager Dimmock stated today that this would not be done and no reduction from present fares will be made. A tremendous howl is voiced by the club over poor service Sundays. North End people cannot get a car at all after the travel to the park starts.
“A tremendous howl is voiced by the club over poor service Sundays.”
Transit advocacy and commuter frustrations regarding fare pricing and service frequency are consistent echoes of Tacoma's historic and modern civic debates.
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