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Metrolinx Reveals Preferred Revenue Tools, But Says Little About Investment
On April 2, 2013, Metrolinx released a list of the preferred “revenue tools” in its forthcoming “Investment Strategy”. Public consultation until today featured a longer list, and several of the options fell off of the table thanks to public and … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Beyond 416, Fares & Fare Collection, Finance, GO Transit, Hamilton, Transit
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TTC Meeting Wrapup for December 19, 2012
The Toronto Transit Commission meeting of December 19, 2012, brought a few items of interest, although the desire to get away for Christmas was definitely in the air. Nonetheless, the public meeting ran close to five hours. In this article: … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, Fares & Fare Collection, Finance, Transit
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Metrolinx and the Auditor General (Updated)
Updated December 14, 2012 at 1:40pm: Additional information regarding Presto and Metrolinx’ response to the Auditor General’s report has been added at the end of that section in this article. Original post from December 13: The Auditor General of Ontario … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Beyond 416, Fares & Fare Collection, Finance, GO Transit, Transit
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Metrolinx Meeting Wrapup — December 2012
The Metrolinx Board met on December 5, 2012. Most of its business was conducted in private, an unfortunate habit of this provincial agency, but some items emerged on the public agenda. I have already reported on the “Next Wave” of … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Beyond 416, Fares & Fare Collection, Finance, GO Transit, Transit
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TTC Meeting Wrapup: June 29, 2012 (Updated)
Updated July 3, 2012 at 5:00 pm: The TTC has clarified the issue of the number of locations for debit card facilities. “60″ refers to the number of locations to be done in 2012, with a further 23 in 2013. … Continue reading
TTC Meeting Wrapup: May 1, 2012
The TTC board met on May 1. This was a quiet affair without the political drama of the “old” Ford-stacked Commission, and I almost missed the bumbling antics of the old crew. The agenda was on the thin side, and … Continue reading
Where Should We Put the “Downtown Relief” Line?
The Downtown Relief Line has been in the news a lot lately, what with dreams of vast new revenues to pay for transit expansion and, at long last, a recognition that more people want to travel downtown than we have … Continue reading
Metrolinx Meeting for February 2012 (Updated)
Updated February 17, 2012 at noon: The original article from February 13 has been updated to include additional information and comment at the Board Meeting. The Metrolinx Board will meet on Thursday, February 16. Among items on the agenda is … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond 416, Fares & Fare Collection, GO Transit
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A Few Questions About Presto
This article has been broken off from the February 2012 Metrolinx Meeting report given its size and the fact that much information here does not actually come from that meeting. Comments related to Presto have been shifted to this thread. … Continue reading
Posted in Fares & Fare Collection, Transit
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Metrolinx Plans a Fare Increase
The Metrolinx board will meet on Monday, January 9 to formally approve new, higher fares across the system effective February 18, 2012. Unlike the previous fare hike of March 20, 2010 which was a flat $0.25 bump in all fares, … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond 416, Fares & Fare Collection, GO Transit
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