The cost and an unmanageable surge in ridership are the most obvious downsides to making public transit free. Sarah Climenhaga, the other candidate present, said making the TTC free for seniors might be a realistic step in the right direction. Read more: Live at 7 p.m. Wednesday: Toronto transit debate City Hall reporter Jennifer Pagliaro answers your Toronto election questions It would also encourage more people to take the TTC. Saron Gebresellassi brought up the most interesting idea of the mayoral debate Tuesday night: free public transit. Hasselt, Belgium made transit free beginning in 1993, and was long thought to be a European success story.

Source: thestar September 26, 2018 20:55 UTC