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RSS FeedsYork University, students call for transit services to integrate fares after YRT and Viva cancel routes to campus
(The Star Business)

 
 

15 august 2018 18:05:13

 
York University, students call for transit services to integrate fares after YRT and Viva cancel routes to campus
(The Star Business)
 


York University students are voicing their outrage after York Region Transit and Viva announced late last week that they will be cancelling service to the university this fall, forcing many commuters to pay a second fare to transfer to the TTC.Celia Lewin, a York University student, says the move will “give riders the impression that the YRT and TTC are not committed to meeting the goal of providing affordable and convenient transportation for people residing in Toronto and the GTA.”“They provide a valuable public service, but it seems that their real aim is to generate profit,” Lewin added.As of Sept. 2, YRT and Viva Purple and Orange lines will no longer be travelling to York University. Students are now expected to take the YRT to Pioneer Village Bus Terminal, after which they are to transfer to the TTC and take Line 1 to York University station. The closure is the result of a binding agreement between the TTC and YRT to avoid duplication of service as the TTC’s Line 1 extends into Vaughan, according to YRT. But for many students, it means having to pay two transit fares on one journey.Students could also walk from the bus terminal to the university, which takes approximately 20 minutes — an option Lewin points out may not be viable once winter arrives. YRT general manager, Ann Marie Carroll, said in a statement to the Star that the YRT is making this change in relation to a 2009 agreement between the TTC and York Region in regards to the construction of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway.“At the time of the 2009 agreement, it was anticipated the Province would have a fare integration solution in place before the opening of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension into York Region,” Carroll said. “Recognizing a fare integration solution would not be in place to coincide with the subway opening, and in an effort to avoid students having to pay two fares when travelling from York Region or the City of Brampton ...


 
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