AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Yes, and they can rest assured that they will be paying what they pay for the TTC at the time of Smart Track's opening. It may be $4 cash fare by then, it may be $1.80 for Mt. Dennis to Union, $3.00 from Mt. Dennis to Kennedy. All he is saying is the TTC's fare structure will apply to Smart Track. He just doesn't want to speculate on what that fare structure will look like in the future.
If anything, the conference was the first time Tory has acknowledged that there are talks to move to a regional fare system. It could be fare by distance, zones, or the status quo. He mentioned that once Presto is fully implemented across the TTC, it will be time to explore those other options. That news alone is huge!
Well, but here is the rub - the expectation out there is having a non-zoned fare as a comparator. I don't think the expectation of the public is having to pay more to travel the same distance as they do now (beyond TTC fare increases, which zoned fare isn't per se).
AoD