Proposed 2.3 per cent fare hike heads to TransLink board on Thursday The fare increase is actually lower than what the transit and transportation agency had initially sought.
TransLink’s plans to hike fares by 4.1 per cent in 2020 and 4.6 per cent in 2021 were derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.TransLink agreed to hold fare hikes to 2.3 per cent until 2024 as part of a deal with the provincial government for $644 million in funding under the Safe Restart Agreement last year.The organization says it needs to increase fares to maintain service and cover a funding shortfall amid depressed ridership numbers.
TransLink tests new clean air tech on several buses System-wide ridership plummeted to just 17 per cent of normal in April, 2020.