06-30-2016, 12:45 PM
(06-29-2016, 11:23 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: I've gotten this impression, there was some directive at some point to increase the farebox recovery rate, with no real basis besides the idea that transit users should "pay for themselves".
And I find the tickets here pretty pricey, far more than London, ON.
The vast majority of the transit costs is still covered by the taxpayers. What is the ideal percentage is the question.
In the other London, the cash fare for the Tube is a whopping £4.90. (About half that using an Oyster Card.)