NOW Toronto, 3/22/24
‘Tap out of respect’, New TTC campaign reminds riders to pay their fare after a report found fare evasion is on the rise
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is cracking down on fare evasion by launching a new campaign reminding people to pay their fares.
This comes following a new internal audit report which revealed the transit agency lost $124 million in revenue due to people not paying their fare and overall, the fare evasion rate is nearly 12 per cent as of 2023.
These numbers are almost double the amount seen in 2018 where fare evasion was around six per cent and the TTC lost between $60 and 70 million in revenue as a result.
