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Fare hike for GO Transit, Union Pearson Express: Report

6/27/2017

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Toronto, June 27 (Canadian-Media): According to a report to be submitted to the transit agency’s board on Wednesday, Metrolinx planned to raise GO Transit fares by about 3 percent -- after freezing prices at the start of the year -- for trips costing more than $5.65 but there will not be any change for rides costing $5.65 or cheaper, media reports said.

The increase in fare of for GO Transit and the Union Pearson Express, if approved, said the report, would take effect Sept. 2.

GO, which continues to add trips during peak and off-peak periods is in the midst of a major service expansion and plans to quadruple, by 2025, the number of weekly trips on the rail network from 1,500 to 6,000 as part of its regional express rail program.

“No one likes to pay more,” said agency spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins.

“We understand that … But they do want to pay more for good service and expanded service.”

She described the increase as “modest.”

The report estimates that an additional $8.5 million revenue generated by increase in fare would enable Metrolinx ---  the provincial agency in charge of transit planning in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area – to cater to the needs of our growing customer base, help in expansion of services, and financial sustainability of the corporation would be ensured.

There was a GO fares hike, between 2013 and 2016, roughly 5 percent per year, with the changes coming into effect each February.
 In 2017, there was no fare increase.

“The proposed September 2017 fare increase is consistent with the approach to…fund new service improvements and offset annual escalation of operating costs…increase on a per-rider basis,” said the report.

Atkins said she was not sure if there would be another fare increase in February 2018.

The cost of a Union Pearson Express ride between Union and the airport would go up 35 cents per trip, and 25 cents if using Presto.

If approved, the increase would mark the first time the provincial agency has raised fares for the Union Pearson Express.
 
Under the new fare structure, the cost of a trip between Union Station and Barrie would increase from $13.55 to $13.95, or $12.03 to $12.35 for Presto card users.

The cost of a ride on the Union Pearson Express, between Union and the airport, would go from $12.00 to $12.35, or from $9.00 to $9.25 if using Presto.

If approved, the increase would mark Metrolinx's first time increase in fares for the Union Pearson Express.

 (Reporting by Asha Bajaj)




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​TTC the best public transit agency in North America: APTA

6/27/2017

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Toronto, June 26 (Canadian-Media): An announcement was made by Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) CEO Andy Byford on June 26  at a press conference at Union Station that TTC had been selected for the annual award -- for being the best public transit agency in North America -- by American Public Transportation Association (APTA), media reports said.

APTA had given this award to TTC for the first time since 1986.

APTA -- a Washington, D.C.-based industry organization -- will officially award TTC at APTA’s annual conference in the fall.

“I am immensely proud of this award and accept it on behalf of the 14,000 people...led by our belief that it is through a transit system’s people and their embrace of a common goal, that sustainable improvement is achieved. We set out to deliver a transit system that makes Toronto proud. This honour reflects the hard work we’ve done for our customers and the people of Toronto,” said Byford.

TTC had been recognized for its five-year modernization plan -- to consider the customer as the most important asset in all its performances including service planning, service delivery, a new station management model, customer charter, fleet and infrastructure renewal -- that it entered on in 2013 an year after Byford joined as CEO.

 “Since then a huge amount of effort has been expended and a huge amount has been achieved,” Byford said, asserting that the TTC is now “cleaner, friendlier, more punctual, and more reliable” than it was five years ago.

Congratulating Byford, TTC Chair Josh Colle said, “It has been my pleasure as Chair, to announce record increases in operating subsidy and in capital investment, thereby enabling the TTC to add service and to build on the successes to date. I look forward to the next five years where our next plan - which is well advanced - will build on the great news that we have heard about today.”

APTA Acting President and CEO Richard A. White said the 2017 Outstanding Public Transportation System Achievement Award is a very prestigious honour.

“The TTC’s successful implementation of a five-year modernization program demonstrates that it is a leader in the public transportation industry and a role model for other public transit systems,” said Richard A. White.

Toronto Mayor John Tory in a statement, “Getting around the city remains the number one priority for Toronto residents and that’s why it remains my number one priority as Mayor. Year over year, for the last three years, we have been investing in the TTC to improve service.”

An investment of $90 million in the TTC -- that had previously been cut in 2011 -- was announced in 2015 by Colle and Tory to restore bus routes.

Last year again TTC received additional funds, added Tory, to open the subway earlier on Sundays and to improve reliability of the streetcars.

TTC received an additional $80 million this year from the City Budget, to support rotation of PRESTO across the system, open the York-Spadina subway extension by the end of the year, installation of a new subway signaling, adoption of a new streetcar fleet, buy 783 new buses and to promote Transit Enforcement Officers to help keep traffic moving.

“I am proud of the TTC for all it has accomplished over the last few years,” said Tory. “We will continue to make smart investments in transit in Toronto to make our transit system faster, stronger, safer and more accessible for every resident in every part of this great city.”

TTC had completed over 31 billion trips since its beginning almost 100 years ago.

TTC had been declared, by Transit agency, as North America’s third largest transit system, by passenger volume, after only New York and Mexico cities.

Byford said that the TTC’s performance can still improve.

“We know that there is still more to do to improve service reliability, to drive down costs, and to reduce crowding,” he said.

“But for now we can reflect on a job well done.”

(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)



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Minister Leal visits Illinois & Missouri to foster Agri-Food Trade Relations

6/27/2017

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Toronto, June 27 (IBNS): Jeff Leal’s, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, discussion during a meeting in Springfield, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri earlier this week with Raymond Poe, Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture leaders, focused on benefits of two-way trade between their jurisdictions, strengthening agri-food trade to ensure growth of their economies, media reports said.

“In fact, agri-food trade between Ontario and both Illinois and Missouri totalled nearly $3.2 billion in 2016,” said Leal.

Leal also met, while in Missouri, with local agri-food business leaders, including Dot Foods, Gilster-Mary Lee and Nestlé Purina companies who have supply chain‎ relationships with both Missouri and Ontario and said, “these businesses rely on an open border for access to food ingredients, packaging and customers.”

Acknowledging the continued guidance, support and expertise of leaders from Ontario's agri-food sector during his visits to Illinois and Missouri, Leal said, his future meeting with his Advisory Committee on Agri-Food Trade would focus on continuing to foster the relationships between Ontario and U.S. counterparts.

“With the upcoming renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) set to begin later this year, our government will continue to emphasize the benefits of two-way trade to keep our economies and communities vibrant, both now and in the future” stated Leal.

 (Reporting by Asha Bajaj)





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