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Originally Posted by MindBomber
Toronto Transit Commission covers a 622 square kilometer service area.
Translink covers a 2977 square kilometer service area.
It's completely unreasonable to compare the pricing of a Translink 3 zone pass to a TTC pass, because the two passes service completely incomparable sized areas. It's like saying a flight to Toronto should cost the same as a flight to Calgary.
It would be reasonable to compare pricing of a Translink 1 zone pass to a TTC pass, because those two passes service comparable sized service areas. Oddly enough, Translink suddenly offers much better value when you do that - Translink $91 (2013) 1 zone pass compared to the TTC $126 pass.
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TTC as well has some of the most antiquated technology as well. Yes, they have fare gates - but they're using these tiny little tokens that are really easy to lose. You have to physically ask someone for a transfer if you need it - and it's like those old, OLD BC Transit newsprint transfers we used to have.
And riding their subways/buses/trams - makes you feel like you took a time machine to 30 years ago. Our buses and skytrains feel like limos in comparison.