Disparishun
Active Member
Here's my plan. I call it the T-Pass. Every Toronto citizen will have $450 added to their tax bill annually and will receive a non-transferable year-long Metropass. If they wish, they can exchange it for a Mississauga or York annual pass, or a $480 credit on GO transit. Having an option will not be an option.
Why not add it to property tax and make it transferable?
By the way:
Glad you bring that up... The U-Pass will give students the option of a $60 GO Transit credit/month or a monthly YRT pass. Problem solved.
Problem solved for YRT, but there is no advantage and a possible disadvantage for students who take GO -- all they're really doing is exchanging their pay-as-you-go monthly $60 GO spend for a mandatory monthly $60 GO spend. The GO option should really be giving them a $90 or $100 or whatever the TTC and YRT regular-to-U-Pass-discount ratio is. Bad form, GO Transit!