Grand River Transit

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Montreal has that now. Don't think it did when I was a kid.

http://www.stm.info/en/info/fares/specia...ly-outings

1 adult + 5 children up to and including age 11 ride free Friday evening - Sunday, school break, summer, and the holidays.

Boston's MBTA had free companion rides on Sundays for those with passes I think.

GO Transit and TTC have that soundly beat: Children 12 and under are always free.

I think children 12 and under should get a free ride. That's at the right age where they're still kids (as opposed to perhaps someone who is 13+ who starts to take the bus to middle school). It's a good way to get a child introduced to transit and let them have a fun time taking the bus or train around, while perhaps learning the economic, environmental and planning benefits as they grow older. It'd also help low income families who may otherwise not afford to pay $3.25 per person for each single ride. It seems GRT only offers free rides for children 4 and under.