09-19-2019, 07:13 AM
KevinT Wrote:MidTowner Wrote:Just for context, that would mean the children and student's fare would be about 27% higher than in Guelph, and 40% higher than in Hamilton.
Devil's Advocate: Would you like us to step back to their level of service so that we can equalize the fare?
The short answer is 'No.' Though I lived in Hamilton and found their level of service 'Pretty good.' I grew up in London and found the LTC 'Pretty good,' too. But it's not a fair question.
I cite those because the Region and GRT identifies those as our peer cities. I would happily cite Toronto, where a parent can take an eleven-year-old child on a bus without paying an extra fare, and the adult fare is only 8% higher than ours, and the cash fare the same.
That's not really a fair comparison- paying 8% more wouldn't mean we could have TTC coverage and frequency. Rejecting a 15% cut to senior and children fares doesn't mean service would have to suffer.