From the Toronto Star, 8/18:
Keep Union-Pearson express train affordable, councillor urges
Toronto Councillor Josh Matlow fears people will end up being gouged by high fares and a special tax to travel on the rapid transit line from Union Station to Pearson airport.
Matlow is looking to ensure fares are affordable — meaning less than the planned $20 to $30 per person Metrolinx is looking at charging. And he wants to scrap a $2 special fee that would compensate the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) for lost parking revenue.
http://www.thestar.c...llor_urges.html
Also the Toronto Star, 8/1:
UP Express fare to include a fee in lieu of airport parking
Metrolinx has agreed to pay about $1.85 per rider on the new airport train to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, to cover lost parking revenue.
In an agreement some are calling a blatant cash grab, each UP Express ticket will include a $2 airport fee, money the Greater Toronto Airports Authority says will help compensate for lost parking revenue when people start taking the train rather than driving to the airport.
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“You would think they would be glad to have less congestion of vehicles at the airport. There’s no reason other than a cash grab,” said NDP MP Mike Sullivan (York South-Weston), who has also pushed to have the service priced affordably for the approximately 40,000 people who work at the airport.
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The Airport Express bus that has shuttled directly between downtown Toronto hotels and Pearson is shutting down Oct. 31. Toronto residents still have the option of using the TTC subway and Airport Rocket bus.
http://www.thestar.c...rt_parking.html