Sunday, March 1, 2020

Toronto TTC riders disapprove of 10-cent fare hike



It’ll cost you a little more to ride work on the TTC.

A 10-cent fare hike took effect Sunday, meaning a trip on the Red Rocket with your Presto card will now cost $3.20 for adults while the adult cash fare remains unchanged at $3.25.

The fare hike also drives up the price of adult 12-month and monthly passes which will now cost $143 and $156, respectively.

TTC CEO Rick Leary has explained the 10-cent hike will generate $31.4 million, admitting, that “a fare increase is never popular, but it will support the service we have and the proposed enhancements to support city building goals.”



Users registered their disapproval on social media.

“Will the quality of your service also increase?” one Twitter user wrote. Another added: “If adults stop buying children passes, maybe TTC wouldn’t have to increase fares.”

“Starting March 1, a multi-billion-dollar company that is overfunded is increasing the fares and passes,” another user commented.

The TTC’s 2020 operating budget will increase by 4.1% — or $85 million — over 2019’s budget.

“Enhanced services for our customers come at a cost,” Leary wrote in a letter to transit commissioners. “This budget is about more than just preserving service. It’s about enhancing service and doing better; it’s about working smarter,” Leary wrote.

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