ARTM wants reliable financing
The ARTM is facing a tough time with public transit ridership down for two years and probably lower for years to come than would’ve been expected, before the pandemic came. They want to get reliable financing from government so that services don’t have to be reduced to a level where almost nobody would be able to rely on them.
The financing of public services, transit and health most notably, have got to stop being political footballs, and be set on a regular, rational and sustainable basis that can’t be tinkered with for electoral purposes, or jimmied to suit neoliberal theories.
Mr.Chinaski 09:58 on 2022-04-01 Permalink
On a similar note, nobody is buying monthly passes anymore, they are useless.
They should use a logical 1-set price charged on your credit card at the end of each month with 10%/20%/30% rebate for each level of 10/20/30 trips.
azrhey 11:26 on 2022-04-01 Permalink
They have that in London..you pay either with your oyster or your credit card (or phone with paypass) and the first tickets are full price until you reach the daily ticket price… then the next day it starts all over again…until you reach the amount of the weekly ticket then they stop charging you for the rest of the week…then next week…until you reach the monthly price…etc… No buying tickets, no calculations…it;s all made automagically …
I miss TfL
Tee Owe 12:07 on 2022-04-01 Permalink
Azrhey nails it – London makes it work, I think I mentioned this on here before – nothing that couldn’t be copied, all that’s missing is the will to do it
Danny 09:07 on 2022-04-02 Permalink
NYC is also trying it on a smaller scale with the rollout of their new contactless payment system (OMNY). As soon as you reach 12 fares paid during a week ($33), it becomes an automatic weekly pass with no additional charges.
CE 14:16 on 2022-04-02 Permalink
“On a similar note, nobody is buying monthly passes anymore, they are useless.”
I buy monthly passes every month that I don’t bike (usually December-March). I can’t imagine that out of all the people I see on the bus and metro, I’m the only one who bought a monthly pass. Just because you’re able to stay at home and work doesn’t mean everyone else is.
Daisy 16:16 on 2022-04-02 Permalink
I also buy a monthly pass in order to get to and from work during the week, and if needed to get around town for other purposes on the weekend. If I’m on vacation 2 weeks or more during a month, I buy packs of 10 tickets instead. (Annoyingly, the tickets you need to be able to take the Longueuil metro aren’t available as 10 packs, so to get home from my South Shore job I have to buy 2 packs instead, or else walk on the bridge and get on the metro at Parc-Jean-Drapeau.)