After freezing prices at the start of the year, Metrolinx plans to increase fares for GO Transit and the Union Pearson Express this fall. A report going to the transit agency’s board on Wednesday recommends that the cost of single-ticket adult fares be raised by about 3 per cent, effective Sept. 2, 2017. The change would only affect trips that cost more than $5.65, however. Rides that are $5.65 or cheaper wouldn’t change. The report estimates that the increase will generate an additional $8.5 million for Metrolinx, the provincial agency in charge of transit planning in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

Source: thestar June 26, 2017 20:26 UTC