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Old Posted Apr 17, 2012, 3:07 PM
eternallyme eternallyme is offline
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My opinion on the fare changes:

* The fares should be geo-coded? That way, the rural express fare could be charged based only on distance, not on bus route only. In that situation:

** All Rural Express routes should operate as operational extensions of Transitway routes (like the 99/245 now).
** Boarding in the morning on the Rural Express portion should require a Rural Express fare
** Once at a certain point (221 - Trim, 231 - Chapel Hill, 232 - Blair, 245 - Riverview, 283 - Bayshore), the routes convert into standard Transitway routes at regular fare.
** In the afternoon, they operate at regular fare up to that point.
** At that point, all passengers must show proof of Rural Express payment, or re-tap with the remainder paid (or topped up), to finish the route.
** In addition, the morning Inbound Rule should change so that all trips boarded within the Greenbelt - Baseline, Blair and Bayshore for most routes (not Tunney's Pasture to Hurdman) should be regular fare. Such boardings would only be permitted when someone else is alighting in most cases (a few exceptions apply). Route 69 would no longer require express fare in that case.
** In the afternoon, all boardings until the Greenbelt is crossed would still require express fare as it is too difficult to change fares midstream and the large number of buses that would need to check. (Exception: 69, which the express fare is dropped from anyway). Once beyond the Greenbelt, express routes become regular fare.

* Paper tickets should be eliminated as soon as PRESTO is available at all vendors, and until then should cost $1.35 each ($2.70 for a regular ride). They should continue to be accepted afterward until June 30, 2013 (or 6 months after the phaseout date, whichever is later).

* Encourage Algonquin College and La Cite Collegiale to implement U-Passes. There should be a way to override the system otherwise to allow all students to get student passes?

* The Seniors fare should be set at the same as the Child fare for clarity and reduction of different fare levels. However, the Wednesday free day should be removed.

* In order to avoid ID checking, would it be ideal to set a single cash fare for everyone? Although reduced pass and PRESTO fares would be available...
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