VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Beginning today, transit users are paying more to take the bus, SkyTrain, and SeaBus
TransLink says the latest hike works out to about two per cent per year since the last increase back in 2008 and it is intended to cover the cost of inflation.
The transit authority hopes to generate $32 million to used to help maintain the system.
Transit users aren’t happy about it; some say its “not fair,” “ridiculous,” and “wish the service could be improved.”
“That’s a big price hike. It seems like a lot all in one go. The ferries go up… all the transit seems to go up/ I’m wondering if that’s going to mess up my student pass,” says Jordan.
“It sucks to have to pay five bucks to run a couple of errands, I wish it was free,” adds John.
“I get why they’re doing it because so many people don’t pay for the B-Line and don’t pay for the SkyTrain. I always pay for it and now I have to pay more for it,” complains Emily.
A regular one zone adult fare is now $2.75. Two zones is $4, and three zones is now $5.50.
Transit fares, effective today:
| CASH FARES | Adult | Concession | |
| Regular faresWeekday service from start of service to 6:30 p.m. | 1 zone | $2.75 | $1.75 |
| 2 zones | $4.00 | $2.75 | |
| 3 zones | $5.50 | $3.75 | |
| Discount faresWeekdays after 6:30 p.m. and all day Saturday, Sunday and holidays | All zones | $2.75 | $1.75 |
| PREPAID FARES | Adult | Concession | |
| Monthly FareCard | 1 zone | $91.00 | $52.00for all zones |
| 2 zones | $124.00 | ||
| 3 zones | $170.00 | ||
| FareSaver TicketsBook of 10 | 1 zone | $21.00 | $17.50 |
| 2 zones | $31.50 | N/A | |
| 3 zones | $42.00 | N/A | |
| DayPass | $9.75 | $7.50 | |
West Coast Express fares also goes up by about 12.5 per cent.
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cheaper than going by car?
two people on a two-way trip in “3 zones” would be: $5.50 x 4 = $22.00
so a week of that would be $154.00
We travel “3 zones” on a weekly basis to/from work, and on weekends to/from our volunteering. Gas is about 1/3 of that per week. Parking is free if you know where to park. That’s $100 more per week that two people pay.
$50 per person per week, and that’s $2,600 a year. That can cover for your vehicle insurance. Factor in the convenience of not having to watch bus’ roll past you because they’re full, or the fact that they’re not always on schedule… I do believe translink is a horrible choice of transportation.
How is it justified that Translink costs more than most other major cities around the world, but happens to be the least efficient one? Boggles my mind.
just get an rfid chip writer and plan on making your own transit cards when the compass cards are rolled out. It’s so easy.
cover for inflation costs… who’s gonna cover our inflation costs, sure the min wage has gone up but still its not enough to cover the standard of living in vancouver, and also take into account of the price difference in commodities in the US, its just ridiculous, and last yr they spent 500k in fixing 13 TVs at skytrain stations… ridiculous…
All you transit users are idiots. Stand up and say no to this extortion system and maybe they won’t raise rates. People in BC are pathetic!
In spite of what people think, it’s still cheaper than paying for gas, car maintenance, car insurance and parking. Add all that up vs taking transit and transit riders do come out with a cheaper deal. Also it is only fair that transit riders do pick up the tab for their share of road improvements and translink operations. I take the bus and sky train sometimes in bad weather, but most of the time I commute by car. It’s no fun sitting in traffic especially now with the Port Mann sending people over to the poor old Pattullo Bridge. Personally, I don’t mind paying a bit more for bus fare if I get good service.
At least you get to write off your transit tickets. You can’t write off gas or parking. The rest of have been subsidizing transit long enough, it’s about time fares went up.
NOTE: The cost of the books of 10 FareSaver tickets did NOT increase! SAVE YOUR MONEY! Buy the books of FareSaver tickets!
So much for going green. I wonder what Adrian Dix has to say about this. Does the NDP oppose this? What do they plan to do if elected in the next election?