EnviroTO
Senior Member
Yes. This isn't fare integration. This is leaving all the stupidity of the current fare model in place, and hiding it from the consumer.The Province is really half-assing “integration” aren’t they.
You get on the bus to go just over 4km from Sheppard to Steeles on the TTC = $3.30 from customer, $3.30 to TTC (transfer stupidly at Finch to a different TTC bus to take you from Finch to Steeles it is still $3.30)
You get on the bus to go just over 4km from Finch to Centre St taking a Steeles TTC bus to Steeles, and a YRT bus to Centre = $3.30 from customer, $3.30 to TTC, and $3.88 to YRT (i.e. transit agencies paid $6.23)
You get on the bus to go just over 4km from Steeles to Highway 7 on the YRT = $3.88.
How is travelling 4km costing $3.30 or $3.88, and subsidy between $0 and $3.88 on top of that fare integration?? Fare integration is being able to say "2 zones on bus is $3.30" and when figuring out who gets the funding deciding that based on real metrics (total boardings, total passengers, etc), not some metric tied to a cross boarder transfer.