Yes they are. Riders pay taxes, just like drivers. Income definitely should be considered, considering many people cannot afford to live near work. "Punishing" short distance travelers who have other options is better than punishing long distance riders who may have no choice but transit. As...

We can safely say Bombardier wanted to save on costs by manufacturing parts in Mexico and it backfired big time.

Wow. That's the rationale for pushing zoned based fares? Transit rider don't pay enough taxes. That's some level of ignorance on KSun's part.

York Region wants the subway extension to RHC. This brings up another issue: Politics. What politician in their right mind is going to tell their constituents who make long commutes that their simple flat fare is going to become more expensive and complex because "fares fair?"

I think Metrolinx is going to push for the hybrid system, because it's likely to make riding the subway as expensive as GO travel in the 416. The hybrid option would be very difficult to implement since the majority of subways user arrive by bus.

An electric bus will on display at Celebration Square this Friday between 10 and 2.

^^The TBM's are near Avenue Rd.

The delivery for the KC and Cincinnati CAF streetcars are delayed too. Parts from the same manufacturer?

The contract specifies that 35,000km MDBF must be reached by the delivery of the 60th streetcar.

Huh.. Another company flouting city rules. Didn't see this coming..

From what I got from the CEO's report, the 35,000km MDBF must be reached before the 61st streetcar is delivered. I assume this is normal for such a lare cvontract? (from pg 41.) The MDBF in January 2016 was 12,044 kilometres. The contractual MDBF is 35,000 km. This target must be met as a...

There's no need for a BRT on Burnhamthorpe. At most, an express bus and even that'd be pushing it. I think having all day 76 service couple with improved 26 service is enough. I stopped using the 109 to go to work. I found the 76 is quicker, and it's a shorter walk from the stop to my office.

I use the Transitway to go home from work everyday, and Miway didn't adjust the schedule for the two new stations, so my bus sometimes waits up to 2 minutes at SkyMark because Miway is so insistent drivers must strictly adhere to the schedule.

The barn for the streetcars is an absolute joke. The site was declared historic, and the barn is LEED silver certified. The cost for the barn was close to $50 million.

What I'm saying is someone with a car isn't going to think about the $5 that you think it might cost them to drive if they're not paying it upfront. That person is definitely going to think about the $6 it costs them to go a short distance on the TTC.

I find a lot of drivers tend not to think of those costs.

Yeah.. All my friends with kids still won't pay $3 for a short trip.

No one I know spends $3 to make a short trip on the TTC. It's not worth the money when they can walk or bike. The big complaint with the fare for a short trip isn't the cost, but having to pay double for a short trip. Like you said, a timed transfer will help. When I lived in Brampton, two...

Ah, I assumed the 21 used the QEW to reach meadowvale. Yeah, the transitway is useless for the 21.

The TRAXX last mile loco is meant for light duties in rail yards. I doubt it's meant for passenger rail operation.