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TTC fares rise again April 1
"The TTC has argued in the past that with riders covering more than 80 per cent of the cost of operating the TTC, it is by far the least-funded mass transit system in North America and one of the least-funded in the world."
i dunno about u guys.. but this is really starting to piss me off ..
what's even funnier is that when i was moving last fall and cleaning out my old garage, i found an old TTC system map dating back to 1971.. what was astonishing was the fact that it looked almost like it does today!! 
waiting for RobbyG to weigh in on this one..
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 TTC fares rise again April 1 'I welcome the premier to ride in on his white horse and save us,' Moscoe says Feb. 8, 2006. 05:37 PM CURTIS RUSH STAFF REPORTER THESTAR.COM The TTC will raise fares across the board on April 1. At a special meeting today, transit commissioners argued about how much to raise fares to cover a $16.5 million shortfall. They decided a cash fare would go up 25 cents from $2.50 to $2.75, tickets and token would increase 10 cents to $2.10 from $2 each and the cost of a monthly Metropass would climb a dollar to $99.75 from $98.75. The only way to avoid the increases would be if Premier Dalton McGuinty intervened with more provincial money. �I welcome the premier to ride in on his white horse and save us,� said TTC chairman Howard Moscoe, who apologized to riders after saying city council's budget committee was responsible for the increases. Councillor Jane Pitfield, who has announced she is running for mayor, argued against the increases. �We have to stand up for the riders,� she said. �This is taking the easy way out,� she continued, adding that money to cover the shortfall could have been found by making cutbacks in selected areas. Moscoe insisted that he wasn�t prepared to make cuts to marginal routes. He added that the increases would cost the average TTC rider about $60 more a year. Some commissioners had tried to defer the meeting, arguing there wasn�t enough time to prepare. The meeting was called on 24 hours� notice. The two-hour meeting featured heated debates. TTC general manager Rick Ducharme argued for an increase of between 15 and 20 cents for tickets and tokens but Moscoe wanted to hold the increase to 10 cents. The 10-cent fare increase will net the transit commission $9 million. Last year, tickets and tokens went up by 10 cents, to $2 from $1.90, while the cash fare rose to $2.50 from $2.25. A fare hike became inevitable after city council�s budget committee recommended limiting the taxpayer subsidy for the TTC to $246.3 million. While that is a 7 per cent increase from 2005, the TTC was looking for a 2006 subsidy of $263 million, citing a $27 million increase this year in fuel costs and $25 million more for negotiated wage hikes. The TTC has argued in the past that with riders covering more than 80 per cent of the cost of operating the TTC, it is by far the least-funded mass transit system in North America and one of the least-funded in the world. Last year, for the first time in years, the TTC drew more riders (430 million) than anticipated (424 million) but service didn�t keep up with demand. The service level has been the same since 2001, when ridership was forecast to be 420 million. For 2006, ridership is expected to top 437 million and is on its way back to its 1988 peak of 463 million. With files from Star staff |
oh....fuck me up the ass
EDIT: btw where the FUCK are the new buses?
$1 more for a metropass.. i'm a-Ok. 
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| Originally posted by drgoodvibe $1 more for a metropass.. i'm a-Ok. |
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| Originally posted by drgoodvibe $1 more for a metropass.. i'm a-Ok. |
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| Originally posted by dEsidEL i need to scam a student (uni/college) metropass.. |
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| Originally posted by Orko there is no discount for uni/college students, only high school. We pay adult fares. |
What is the TTC?
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| Originally posted by Orko there is no discount for uni/college students, only high school. We pay adult fares. |
wtf, what do you have to show to get a student discount? I just started buying the metro pass like 2 months ago...
I thought that the TTC student ID was only for high school students, and lower.
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| Originally posted by Orko wtf, what do you have to show to get a student discount? I just started buying the metro pass like 2 months ago... I thought that the TTC student ID was only for high school students, and lower. |
Only certain universities / colleges are eligible for the discounted student metropass if they can guarantee a certain number of them will be purchased.
(Essentially bulk discounts)
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| Originally posted by dEsidEL u sure? i paid a discounted price for the adult one when i was studying at Ryerson and someone i know just confirmed this for me .. |
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| Originally posted by smuncky they should have them at ur student campus center |
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| Originally posted by Orko wtf, what do you have to show to get a student discount? I just started buying the metro pass like 2 months ago... I thought that the TTC student ID was only for high school students, and lower. |
BTW - this fare hike is BOGUS!! WTF?!?! 
I don't even use the TTC regularly and I'm even outraged!
Our transit system is totally lacking compared to other around the world.
And don't even get me started on Mississauga transit either
w00t go YRT/VIVA!!
btw, check this out
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| New Subway Design in 2009? Public Consultation This Year During the January meeting of the Toronto Transit Commission, Commissioners were treated to a Powerpoint presentation on possible designs for new subway cars to be bought for 2009-2010. The TTC is looking to replace 234 aging cars and its representatives paid a visit to four properties in Hong Kong and China to see how six-car trainsets with �wide inter-car open gangways� operated. The visit seems to have TTC planners leaning towards bringing in six-car articulated trainsets into the fleet. By allowing passengers access to the whole train, the TTC not only cuts the cost and complexity of its trainsets (by reducing the number of cabs available), but it increases the train-sets� capacity, allowing crowds to distribute more evenly through the whole train. The TTC hopes to issue a request for proposals this month, to be followed up with a website inviting public comment on the possible new designs by April. A full-scale mock-up for public viewing could be available by June, with a contract awarded this October. The pictures you see here are an artist representation of what the mock-up might look like. One comment that I�m sure is going to be made is the lack of forward-facing seating. This was a strong complaint when the original mock-up of the T1 car was produced. The TTC argues that perimeter (side-facing) seating allows the cars to carry more people during crush loads, and makes the cars easier to navigate and thus to evacuate in an emergency, but many people find side-facing seats uncomfortable inducers of motion sickness. It will be interesting to see if the TTC considers these complaints when the public gets its first look at the new cars� mock-up. These pictures were made available by transit enthusiast and activist David Fisher |
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| Originally posted by baystreetboi Only certain universities / colleges are eligible for the discounted student metropass if they can guarantee a certain number of them will be purchased. (Essentially bulk discounts) |
this is horse shit.
they raise the price 200 times a year.
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| Originally posted by Orko wtf, what do you have to show to get a student discount? I just started buying the metro pass like 2 months ago... I thought that the TTC student ID was only for high school students, and lower. |
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| Originally posted by Fir3start3r u arnt teh smrts....go 2 collej... |
yeah it's rediculous already. A metropass isn't even worth the use of to work and back once a day for a month anymore.
The service is overcrowded, undermaintained, and essentially too small in scope to adequitely service the city.
I'm a huge supporter of doing anything that will expand our subway system, increase bus route, and fix the failing infrastructure. I don't care if the rates go down or not, but the people at all levels of government have to get their shit together and fix our public transit. God knows our highway system is even worse making Toronto 0/2 on these critical things.
Too bad the PC won the election, now we're stuck with no representation in the federal government, and as a result our needs will probably fall on deaf ears. But like the analysts say 'as Toronto goes, so does Canada...'
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| Originally posted by Little John What is the TTC? |
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| Originally posted by Floorwhore quote: Originally posted by Little John What is the TTC? |
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