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Originally Posted by Wykydtron
I get that they have to up fares as costs keep rising across the board. But if I have to pay more to use transit, make the fucking system accessible.
Copypasta from a friend:
I'll give that Translink covers a larger service area than anywhere else in Canada... but c'mon.
The next most expensive cities for Transit are Montreal and Toronto, with single fares being $3 dollars... but no zoning systems! A 3 zone single fare will be $5.50 Starting Jan 1st 2013!!!
Monthly fares in those same cities are $75 in Montreal, Toronto, 126 dollars a month (with a 12 year program that one can sign up for to reduce cost to $115).
Our new 3-Zone cost? Hold your breath... $170 a month.
Another one of my friends pointed out to me another decent point:
Something that strikes me as a huge flaw in translink's fare and zoning system, is that you need a three zone to go from Horseshoe Bay to Langley, the funny thing is, that Five Dollar transfer expires before you're even off the skytrain. In the end it's $7.50 and a two and a half hour trip.
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- Montreal has three times the population of Vancouver
- Montreal's Metro is 20 years older than our Skytrain, meaning it was easier and cheaper to build than it is today (or even back in the 80's when ours was built)
- Montreal's STM is only in charge of the bus and Metro systems, unlike Translink's large umbrella
Also... Translink also offers a Daypass for $9, allowing you to travel it's entire network (sans WCE) all day without having to worry about your pass expiring.