Comment 111888

By Keith (anonymous) | Posted May 30, 2015 at 18:55:30

The statements about VIVA/York Region Transit in this article are misleading and in some instances wrong. York Regional Council (composed of elected members) is the one that controls and sets fares based on the recommendation of staff. York Region staff still continue to maintain all aspects of service planning including setting schedules, routing, and service standards. The only outsourced aspect of the entire system is the operation which is contracted out to a number of vendors. This has always been the way in which transit has been operated- dating back prior to the formation of YRT when each city operated its own independent transit agencies.

The reason the fare is so high is become the Region has put its skin in the game to making transit better, with high levels of service in the urban area and moderate service to all rural population settles. You can take YRT from Finch Subway station to Lake Simcoe- a distance nearly twice as far between Bayfront Park and Caledonia. York is now working towards achieving a 50% fare recovery rate which requires riders to chip in. Cash fare is high - as in every reasonable system- but the deep discounts for tickets, weekly and monthly passes encourages active use. This in no way a result of privatization but the result of growing and expanding transit to support an integrated multi-modal system.

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