And another thing!
I’m none too happy about the announced increases in public transportation fares either. Seems that this current administration is sucking the joy out of living in Montreal these days. As a dedicated user of bus and metro, I don’t see where the increased fares are going as far as making my ride a more pleasant one. Most mornings on my way to work, I am smashed up and squished in between people on the bus. I am so irritated by having to hold onto a heavy bag while squeezing my hand into any crack of space available in order to hang onto a poll for my lurching ride, that when I get off the bus, I practically have steam coming out of my ears. Not a great way to start the day. I don’t want the extra money used to redesign metros with soothing colors. All I want are buses that transport a humane number of passengers, reasonable wait times, and NO transit strikes. Is that too much to ask for?
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Maybe the increase to pay for the new extended metro lines and buses? I know they went a few million dollars over budget.
A monthly pass in Toronto is nearly $100, and the service is just as good as Montreals. You’re lucky.
I’m pretty sick of the CAM increases myself. I started high school when they cost 18$ for a monthly pass. They’re now 33.75 and rising for students! Bums…
well, if only the new green line metro trains could finally be built — not for the increase comfort or whatever, but just to reduce if not eliminate the darned chimed announcement that there’s a service slowdown or interruption on the green line due to a mechanical problem (usually a blocked door problem). Funny, such announcements never happen for the other lines, which all have the second-gen trains.