Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency that owns Presto, has for years been promising to implement the feature but hasn’t provided a firm timetable for doing so. Open payment has been available on London, U.K.’s transit system since 2012, and was introduced on Vancouver’s TransLink system last year. In addition to GO and the TTC, Presto is used by nine other transit agencies in the GTHA and Ottawa. Sign Up NowTTC spokesperson Heather Brown said Monday the agency was unaware Metrolinx was planning an open payment trial. “Having open payment available to our customers, makes it even faster and easier for them to pay their fare ... Open payment has always been part of our master agreement and a priority for us to provide our customers,” she said.

Source: thestar November 04, 2019 22:49 UTC