Nicole Butz
News Reporter
Next year it is expected that fares for Calgary Transit will raise a quarter, at the same time certain routes will be eliminated to comply with the new city budget. Adult monthly passes will increase to $85.25 and books of tickets will go up a dollar as well as day passes increasing 75 cents. Youth monthly passes will also rise up $1.75. To justify increased fare rates before the LRT has had increased service. However, this year, it will shrink less than one percent for the first time in years. In order to keep the cities tax hike lower than five percent, transit had to rid 21 500 hours out of 2.45 million per year. They are not cutting any start or end times to any schedules; however, they will be reducing schedules of certain least-used routes. After the fares increase they will cost more than the Zone 1 fare in Vancouver but less than single-use rates in Toronto or Ottawa. The last increase was in 2008.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Calgary+Transit+service+with+fares/2240613/story.html
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