GO Transit fare hike proposed
Commuters are going to get hit in the pocketbook once again: Days after a TTC fare hike was approved, GO Transit said it is also considering a fare increase. Metrolinx, the provincial agency that runs...
View ArticleMetrolinx approves GO fare hike
The Metrolinx board of directors approved a fare hike for GO Transit riders on Wednesday and agreed to make Toronto’s downtown relief line a priority. The fare hike comes just one week after the TTC...
View ArticleTTC CEO Byford talks strollers on busy buses
Byford insists there will be no extra fare considered for strollers after a deputant suggested the idea at a committee meeting this week.
View ArticleGO Transit fare hike in effect
GO Transit riders are paying more on Friday than they were on Thursday when a scheduled fare hike went into effect. The cost of a single ride has gone up by 35 to 55 cents, depending on the distance....
View ArticleTTC proposing token, Metropass hikes in 2014
Riding the city’s subways, streetcars and buses could cost you more in 2014 if fare hikes proposed by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to help raise $36.5 million are approved on Wednesday. In its...
View ArticleGO fare hike passes unanimously; starts Feb. 1
A fare hike is coming for GO Transit riders after Metrolinx’s board voted unanimously to pass the increase on Thursday. The transit authority said the fare hikes would go into effect on Feb. 1, 2014....
View ArticleTTC fare hike takes effect Wednesday
TTC riders will pay more for tokens, weekly passes and monthly passes as of Wednesday but cash fares will remain unchanged. The Toronto Transit Commission approved the fare hike back in November....
View ArticleTTC considering switching to time-based transfers
The TTC is considering switching from the single continuous trip transfer system to a time-based transfers. It would allow riders to get off a bus (or streetcar or subway), run an errand, and then make...
View ArticleExclusive: Senior Presto user raises concerns over incorrect fares
More concerns are being raised over the TTC’s pilot project for the Presto card. CityNews reporter Tracy Tong speaks with one senior citizen who says she is charged a full adult fare every time she...
View ArticleWill proposed TTC fare hike mean better service?
CityNews reporter Amanda Ferguson speaks with experts on if the proposed TTC fare hike will actually mean better service for riders.
View ArticleTTC considering 5-cent fare hike: Stintz
The TTC will consider a five-cent fare hike at a meeting on Thursday, commission chair Karen Stintz confirmed Wednesday. “We will be considering a preliminary budget…that budget does consider a...
View ArticleTTC, not private company, to operate new LRT lines
The TTC, not a private company, will operate four new light rail transit (LRT) lines in Toronto, Ontario’s transportation minister has announced. “Metrolinx and the TTC will be joined at the hip,” Bob...
View ArticleTwo TTC employees face 30 charges in alleged fare thefts
TORONTO, Ont. – Two TTC employees are facing a total of 30 charges in a theft investigation. Between January and March, Toronto police and investigators with the TTC were examining suspicious...
View ArticleVideo: TTC proposing fare hikes in 2014
The TTC is recommending a five-cent increase in the price of a single adult token and it is also considering scenarios that include cash fare hikes and varying increases to Metropasses. TTC chair...
View ArticleGO fare hike passes unanimously; starts Feb. 1
A fare hike is coming for GO Transit riders after Metrolinx’s board voted unanimously to pass the increase on Thursday. The transit authority said the fare hikes would go into effect on Feb. 1, 2014....
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