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OC Transpo will mark the long-awaited opening of the Confederation LRT Line next year by raising transit fares, but low-income riders will finally get a break on single-ride trips.
A year after launching the monthly EquiPass for eligible transit users who live below the low-income cut-off, OC Transpo will introduce EquiFare.
The single-ride fare will cost $1.75, compared to the 2018 single-ride cash fare of $3.50.
OC Transpo is aiming to make the new fare available before the end of June 2018, Mayor Jim Watson said Wednesday in his budget address to city council.
The total EquiPass and EquiFare subsidy in 2018 will increase to $3.7 million, from $2.7 million this year.
On January 1, transit fares will increase by roughly 2.5 per cent. The transit levy on property tax bills will see the same increase.
The cost of an adult monthly pass will climb to $116.50, up from $113.75.
Meanwhile, relief may be coming for rural and suburban residents who have complained about having trouble commuting to work or school because rush-hour buses are often full.
Twenty new routes will be launched in December. Stittsville, Kanata, Barrhaven, Riverside South, Ottawa south, Orléans and the new Wateridge Village on the former CFB Rockcliffe lands are poised to see new or improved transit service, the mayor said in his speech.
Para-Transpo will review its eligibility criteria with an eye to expanding the service to persons with developmental or mental health disabilities.
City staff and the accessibility advisory committee will also come up with a spending plan for the $450,000 collected in annual funding from ride-hailing company Uber, which agreed to pay a seven-cent-per-trip surcharge for all completed trips.
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A year after launching the monthly EquiPass for eligible transit users who live below the low-income cut-off, OC Transpo will introduce EquiFare.
The single-ride fare will cost $1.75, compared to the 2018 single-ride cash fare of $3.50.
OC Transpo is aiming to make the new fare available before the end of June 2018, Mayor Jim Watson said Wednesday in his budget address to city council.
The total EquiPass and EquiFare subsidy in 2018 will increase to $3.7 million, from $2.7 million this year.
On January 1, transit fares will increase by roughly 2.5 per cent. The transit levy on property tax bills will see the same increase.
The cost of an adult monthly pass will climb to $116.50, up from $113.75.
Meanwhile, relief may be coming for rural and suburban residents who have complained about having trouble commuting to work or school because rush-hour buses are often full.
Twenty new routes will be launched in December. Stittsville, Kanata, Barrhaven, Riverside South, Ottawa south, Orléans and the new Wateridge Village on the former CFB Rockcliffe lands are poised to see new or improved transit service, the mayor said in his speech.
Para-Transpo will review its eligibility criteria with an eye to expanding the service to persons with developmental or mental health disabilities.
City staff and the accessibility advisory committee will also come up with a spending plan for the $450,000 collected in annual funding from ride-hailing company Uber, which agreed to pay a seven-cent-per-trip surcharge for all completed trips.
mpearson@postmedia.com
twitter.com/mpearson78
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