Fare Evasion
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Saskatoon councillor wants city to look into unpaid transit faresCoun. Darren Hill is asking city administration to identify the percentage of riders who pay for transit compared to those who don’t pay.TrafficAug 9, 2022
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TTC loses more than $70M in revenue because of fare evasion: studyA study done by the TTC’s Audit, Risk and Compliance department reveals the TTC lost more than $70 million in 2019 because of fare evasion.ConsumerFeb 6, 2020
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Councillor says Edmonton Transit audit shows need for culture shift"Transit isn't working for so many people on so many levels," Councillor Mike Nickel told Global News preparing for a review Friday of an audit that pinpoints how costs are badly outpacing revenue for ETS.TrafficSep 5, 2019
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Transit police won’t cancel Calgary man’s fine for following friend through Compass gates after card failedHe paid for a Compass ticket and tapped it twice, and the gates wouldn't open - so he followed his friend through. Now he faces a $173 ticket.NewsMay 4, 2019
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Mayors’ council to debate transit discounts but wants province to pick up the tabExpanding existing discounts for youth and low-income riders was a key recommendations of last year's Transit Fare Review.CanadaApr 25, 2019
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‘This is not right’: Former B.C. man facing costly fight over SkyTrain ticketCalgary's Karl Lusawovana Nunu is still struggling to understand how a SkyTrain ride in B.C. last fall ended with a looming court date.NewsMar 17, 2019
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Transit police dishing out more tickets for fare gate funny business, fewer for fare evasionTransit police are catching more people misusing fare gates and fewer on the system without a fare.CrimeJul 6, 2018
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TTC warns fare cheats face fines of up to $425 for tripping PRESTO-enabled gate sensorsA video posted online shows someone using an umbrella to open a TTC PRESTO-enabled fare gate without payment.CanadaApr 6, 2017
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Plan on track to modernize how Edmontonians pay transit fares: city committeeA city committee says a plan to implement tap and go technology for transit users when they pay their fares, a move which would effectively eliminate Edmonton's current honour system, is progressing well and will eventually be put in place.PoliticsFeb 13, 2017
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Mayor John Tory ‘muses’ about publishing photos of fare evadersMayor John Tory recently made comments about publicly shaming fare evaders on a talk show but has since clarified he wasn’t serious.ConsumerNov 22, 2016
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