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Subcommittee urges caution on mandatory transit pass rollout and asks CET/COIC to consider youth discounts
Summary
Councillors raised equity and access concerns about a proposed mandatory transit pass and asked staff to prepare comments for the regional transit authority. Members also recommended exploring discounts or pass programs for youth and students to encourage ridership.
Councillors and subcommittee members raised equity and practical concerns about a proposed mandatory transit pass and the absence of a youth fare discount during a discussion of the regional transit authority’s planned changes.
A councillor who serves on the regional board summarized the proposal for council members: after a transition period, riders would need a transit pass to board, and the pass would be the required fare medium. The subcommittee discussed possible effects on immigrant and…
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