TORONTO, Ont. – A new report finds the massive cost of improving and expanding transit in Toronto could be funded by implementing things like distance-based fares.
Another suggestion from the report would be to charge the public more to ride during rush hour or other peak times.
TTC Chair Karen Stintz told CityNews channel that it would be difficult to implement, but it could be something to consider in the future.
“With Metropasses, tokens, student-passes, seniors passes, just the number of passes that we have makes it extremely difficult to implement a fare-by-distance system,” Stintz said.
“Once we have Presto and it’s widely implemented across the system, that’s the time we could talk about zone-based fares,” Stintz added.
The Presto fare card system allows commuters to travel on eight transit systems across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area.
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Suggestion: only add toll to new or rebuilt highways/expressways, use the tolls to pay for it. Once the tolls money completely paid for the highways/expressways, close down the tolls, only open when money are needed for maintenance.
Wondered if TTC have looked at this system verse choosing Presto system.
http://www.octopus.com.hk/home/en/index.html
This system been around since 1997 and it generate alot of revenue for their
Transit systems and been used by alot of Asian countries and in parts of Europe.
Another thing, large wireless video screens are also being used for advertising in all platforms
Which generate revenue as well.
Dan, you’re insane. Houses in Toronto cost way to much for the average family. This causes most people who work in Toronto to have to commute. We had an awesome Toll highway until the Conservative Government sold it to a foreign company. They charge exhorbitant prices. Maybe the government should instead seize back the 407, as it was acquired/sold during a shady polical deal, and charge reasonable tolls instead. The regular highways though – how many people will visit Toronto if they have to pay tolls every time they come? Commuters are already getting killed with high gas prices, and it’s unreasonable to expect someone commuting from Oakville to take a 2 hr train/subway/bus ride if they work in East Toronto. Get real.
I still like the ” One ticket can go anywhere” plan.
This is a great idea, and works very well in other major cities around the world. When the presto card system is fully in place, that is time to make it happen. It would be advisable to get some tolls on the highways to help fund the system as well, and encourage people who commute from long distance to use transit into the city, rather than gridlocking our streets.