Obviously we would like to have high quality public transportation that makes the city easily accessible to people of all economic classes. See European cities for examples.
Our infrastructure isn't there yet. We are doing poorly. This is a first step. Yes, it will favor the wealthy for now. But its longterm effects will be to favor everyone. Stop being shortsighted. I don't believe that the ends always justify the means, but this is not a particularly horrible short-term sacrifice to make.
You're not explaining why my idea doesn't have long-term effects compared to the currently implemented idea, only arbitrarily calling it short-sighted.
Or do you mean that declining any opportunity for a rent-seeking cash-grab is categorically short-sighted? I can accept that.
Our infrastructure isn't there yet. We are doing poorly. This is a first step. Yes, it will favor the wealthy for now. But its longterm effects will be to favor everyone. Stop being shortsighted. I don't believe that the ends always justify the means, but this is not a particularly horrible short-term sacrifice to make.