If you're one of the millions who commute around the GTHA each day via the TTC and other regional public transit systems, you'll soon be saving up ...
If you're one of the millions who commute around the GTHA each day via the TTC and other regional public transit systems, you'll soon be saving up to $1,600 per year as the provincial government eliminates double fares — something it promised to do more than a year and a half ago.on Monday about how their team is working towards fare integration across the region, which they now hope to implement by"early 2024.
You posted this already on Oct 21 on your own Twitter feed. Same people. Same outfits. This was not today.While the tech to allow riders to pay a single fare for a trip using multiple transit systems is still being tested as of this week, many will remember that Ford already mentioned the efforts to eliminate double fares on X We’re making it more convenient and more affordable to use public transit.
The Metrolinx PRESTO Test Lab is currently testing technology that will eliminate double fares. That means riders will pay one fare to take transit across the GTA which equals more money in your pocket.Passengers can now expect PRESTO machines to charge one standard fare for travel across the TTC, GO Transit, MiWay and other local networks by February 2024.
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