8 Oct
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Winnipeg Transit Fare Increase Coming Soon
70’s couch or transit bus Originally uploaded by sanchom
The City is ready to approve a transit fare increase that will be effective January 1st, 2009.
Regular cash adult fares will go up 5 cents and now be $2.30 per ride. Reduced and senior cash fares will also go up 5 cents. Handi Transit and Bus passes are also expected to rise.
The hike in price is to cover rising wage and benefit costs as well as the spike in price for diesel fuel.
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Posted by Stacey on October 8, 2008 at 10:21 am
Why can’t we have fares based on Zones?
I don’t want to pay so much to take the bus 8 stops. Why can’t we start acting like major cities. *sigh*
Posted by Chris on October 8, 2008 at 1:01 pm
I’ve been hearing a lot of people complaining over the proposed raise in transit fare. It’s not that big of a deal if you figure it out.
Let’s take 5 cents and assume a rider goes to and from work on an average weekday. That’s a 10 cent increase per day, 50 cents a week and only $26 a year — which one would barely even notice.
Posted by Markd on October 8, 2008 at 2:19 pm
I remember my mom taking me with her to Eatons place when i was a kid and bus fair was only 79 cents. But 2 dollars now? wow that is huge. That’s more than 4 bucks a day if you take the bus twice a day.
Posted by Trevor on October 8, 2008 at 2:48 pm
4 bucks a day?
I pay $600 some for my car loan, $150 for insurance, $300+ on gas not to mention repairs, wear and tear, etc equals over $1000 per month.
Bus riders are paying $120 or so for riding the bus. Quit complaining.