03-08-2022, 01:10 PM
(03-08-2022, 01:00 PM)taylortbb Wrote:(03-07-2022, 06:41 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Presto absolutely does support [u-pass], most places which use Presto have universities, and many of them have subsidized passes, some with the same model as ours.
Presto supports this now. It did not support it when the decision was being made, and at that time Presto would not commit to ever supporting it.
Could GRT have run two parallel fare systems? Presto and a custom one for u-pass, mobility plus, etc? Definitely. Would that have had costs associated? Very much so.
There's plenty of reasons we should have gone with Presto, but there's also lots of pretty valid reasons we didn't. You do your argument no favours by making points that are only knowable in hindsight.
Yes it did.
It involved giving all students a Presto card with a monthly pass loaded onto it in addition to their student pass. This was done in other cities with universities.
Mobility plus riders are still using ticket strips AFAIK.
I'm not sure what was not "knowable" before...we KNEW we were advocating for better transit connections to Toronto. It is knowable from other systems around the world that fare card integration is a significant benefit.