TTC price hikes hit the poorest hardest?

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The rapid rate of the TTC increases are being felt primarily at the cash fare end. While TTC types struggle to keep metropasses below $100, the cash fare is now $2.75 - and the poorest in society may have difficult affording $21 a time for 10 tokens and almost certainly have problems raising $99.75 once a month. More affluent riders can afford the Metropass discount plan and save that way. The way cash fares are being hiked you'd swear they were cigarettes or liquor...

At the same time it seems that fake tickets and tokens are costing TTC a packet. Time to switch to smart cards - soon! Although Ducharme seems sceptical, comparing it to credit card fraud - well where does that leave TTC's own metropass?

Royson James, who has been more and more sceptical of Hizzoner, much to the rage of the mayor's cronies in the Toronto media and blogosphere, points out that TTC commissioners who raged against necessary fare hikes under Lastman are quietly acquiescing under Miller.

Comments

dunner74 said…
I think the Mayor and all the Councillors just like stumbling from one crisis to the next.

Miller, jesus where to start with him? People are being killed on a near daily basis in his city, but hey top of his priority is to get a football stadium built. I mean I am a football fan but that was just ridiculous. I just hope to god that someone decent gets to run against him and shows him up for the useless twat he is.

As for the price increases, it always affects the poorest of population, but seen as most of them cant or dont vote, why would any of the fuckers give a shit about them?
Fri Feb 10, 10:32:00 pm GMT-5
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