Transit Commission

B. Crew That the Transit Commission recommends that City Council approve the following motion: WHEREAS the fares that come into effect on July 1, 2013, provide for different prices when single-ride fares are paid by different means; and WHEREAS staff are currently preparing information for customers on the July 1, 2013, fares; and WHEREAS the Presto e-purse fare prices are not available to customers who travel on Para Transpo; and WHEREAS customers who travel on Para Transpo should have access to the same discounted single-ride fares as customers who travel on conventional OC Transpo services; and WHEREAS temporarily reducing the Para Transpo cash fares to be the same as the e-purse fares on conventional OC Transpo services would reduce fare revenue by approximately $150,000 in a full year ($75,000 for each six month period) between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2014; and WHEREAS with the discontinuation of the penny in Canada, it is appropriate to set cash fares to the nearest five cents; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the cash fares for Para Transpo service be temporarily reduced so that they are the same as the Presto e-purse fares for conventional OC Transpo service, as follows: Council Approved July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 fares Recommended Para Transpo July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 cash fares Cash Regular fare per trip $3.40 $2.70 Cash Express fare per trip (also applies on Para Transpo between 06:30 and 08:59 Monday to Friday) $4.80 $4.10 Cash Senior Regular fare per trip $