Deputy Minister Cho Seong-hoon “Implementation within this year”
The fare burden for passengers transferring from GO Transit to TTC will be reduced.
On the 31st, Deputy Minister of Transportation Cho Seong-hoon (Stan) announced that the TTC will be included in the GO Transit fare consolidation program this year.
The budget bill announced by the Ontario government on the 23rd of last month included a plan to expand the toll program throughout Greater Toronto.
Since March of last year, commuters using GO Transit have not paid an extra fee when transferring to more than a dozen Greater Toronto Area transit systems, excluding the TTC.
The former Liberal Party government signed an agreement with Metrolinx to give a $1.50 discount on fares when transferring from GO Transit to TTC, but the agreement was canceled in 2020 after the Conservative Party came to power.
“Unlike in the 1960s and 1970s, many workers these days move to other areas for work,” said Jan de Silva, chairman of the Toronto Board of Trade.”