ssiguy2
Senior Member
Clearly any true fare-by-distance system is dependent upon a complete rollout and highly effective Presto system.
No matter what they decide {and in Metrolinx's case that probably means as little as humanely possible} it is essential that there be absolutely no difference in price regardless of technology. People, especially the transit dependent, would be justifiably pissed off if QP and Metrolinx continue to build transit infrastructure that they can't afford to take. RER will be as useless to Torontonians as GO is now if there is a price differential.
Proof is already in the pudding...............the UPX is essentially a RER line running all day, each way, every 15 minutes, and with GO fares and the results are in and they are horrible. Incredibly lousy ridership and even those numbers of 7500/day assume that many of those users are not just people who would have taken GO during the rush hour service.
A to B same price regardless of how you choose to do it...............it's easy, fair, makes the best use of infrastructure, labour, and rolling stock, and due to being the antithesis of the Gardiner/DVP toll where you pay the same travellin6 either 1 km or 20, it would also be the most politically palatable.
No matter what they decide {and in Metrolinx's case that probably means as little as humanely possible} it is essential that there be absolutely no difference in price regardless of technology. People, especially the transit dependent, would be justifiably pissed off if QP and Metrolinx continue to build transit infrastructure that they can't afford to take. RER will be as useless to Torontonians as GO is now if there is a price differential.
Proof is already in the pudding...............the UPX is essentially a RER line running all day, each way, every 15 minutes, and with GO fares and the results are in and they are horrible. Incredibly lousy ridership and even those numbers of 7500/day assume that many of those users are not just people who would have taken GO during the rush hour service.
A to B same price regardless of how you choose to do it...............it's easy, fair, makes the best use of infrastructure, labour, and rolling stock, and due to being the antithesis of the Gardiner/DVP toll where you pay the same travellin6 either 1 km or 20, it would also be the most politically palatable.