David Brake
New Member
Forgot to mention I wrote up the introduction of Presto on the first TTC buses yesterday ICYMI: http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2016/05/presto-card-use-expands-first-buses-ttc-more-stations . What do you think?
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SFO-YYZ
Active Member
Not sure if this has been mentioned already, but this is an interesting development:
MasterCard wants STM to accept its credit card as ticket payment:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mastercard-stm-payment-system-1.3563939
I know London and several other European cities are implementing contactless (tap) cards as an alternative form of payment, but interesting to see Montreal's STM exploring this option.
MasterCard wants STM to accept its credit card as ticket payment:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mastercard-stm-payment-system-1.3563939
I know London and several other European cities are implementing contactless (tap) cards as an alternative form of payment, but interesting to see Montreal's STM exploring this option.
Tuscani01
Senior Member
I had to use Sherbourne station tonight, and was happy I wouldn't need to purchase tokens, but the gates at the main entrance still haven't been completed. Everything is still behind hoarding. Good thing stations accept debit as payment now!
Steve X
Senior Member
How much did you pay with debit? $3.25 or 2.90?
Tuscani01
Senior Member
Had to buy 3 tokens to meet the minimum for using debit.
Steve X
Senior Member
And you still need to buy tokens. I'm really looking forward when buses get presto. Brad says Arrow and Wilson after Queensway. Hopefully the 75 gets presto buses by the summer.
ShonTron
Moderator
I was on the 300 Bloor-Danforth Friday night and delighted to see a Presto reader in service. I really can't wait for the complete roll-out.
The replacement buses on the 509/510 this past weekend were Presto enabled.
steveintoronto
Superstar
Great news, stops right outside my building Bloor/Dundas. Presto cards are like wearing glasses. The only thing worse is *not* wearing them. Presto can be a real pain in the bud, but still far less pain than tickets or tokens, and you lose it, if registered, you get it replaced.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Yikes. Metrolinx reportedly asking Ottawa to pay 10% of their transit fare revenue to pay for PRESTO.
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local...ts-transpo-pay-five-times-more-on-presto-taps
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local...ts-transpo-pay-five-times-more-on-presto-taps
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Naturally this has some worried that Presto's operating costs are higher than expected. Will Metrolinx come to GTA operators with same demands?
MetroMan
Senior Member
Each night between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. about a dozen workers alter vehicles for Presto.
Torontoist has this great feature on the PRESTO rollout to the bus fleet: http://torontoist.com/2016/05/the-ttc-is-finally-rolling-out-presto-on-buses-this-week/
Torontoist has this great feature on the PRESTO rollout to the bus fleet: http://torontoist.com/2016/05/the-ttc-is-finally-rolling-out-presto-on-buses-this-week/
Steve X
Senior Member
When more people use credit cards to load their cards along with the increasing electricity cost from this Wynne government, Presto costs are bounded to go up. This is not money that the same government would subsidies either. TTC is going to loose a lot of money when everyone is using Presto.
nfitz
Superstar
Electricity costs increasing Presto costs? You forgot the smiley ...
steveintoronto
Superstar
Will the province get a credit from Accenture?