Increase will affect tokens, passes—cash fares to remain the same
Hamid Adem
Staff Writer
@excalweb
TTC riders are going to have to fork over more for their tokens and passes this year.
The 10-cent fare increase, which goes into effect January 30, will affect tokens and passes (including student and post-secondary passes) with cash fares remaining the same.
Hammed Amer, a York student, believes that some people cannot afford constant fare increases.
“I think that it’s ridiculous,” he says. “The fares are too high as it is, as students we are not able to afford it. Increases always suck, especially for students. […] A 10-cent increase means an additional five dollars a metro pass every month, and that adds up.”
Nevertheless, TTC spokesperson Brad Ross has been defending the increase, citing that transit subsidies were cut by 10 per cent and that no routes had to be cut outright.
“The TTC has done all it can to balance its budget,” says Ross. “The added 10 cents will give us $30 million in revenue to fully balance our budget.”
With files from Excalibur archives
