Tory said he has discussed the issue with senior TTC officials, including a suggested need for more fare inspectors. Tory first suggested the vigilante-style justice Monday night, hours after Toronto transit commissioners approved a 10-cent fare hike — the sixth rate increase in the past six years — amid reduced service on some routes. Mayor John Tory is stepping back from his controversial suggestion that TTC fare evaders be shamed in Toronto newspapers. Users of the Presto card need to tap a device at the back door. Transit blogger Steven Munro tweeted: “The naming and shaming should be of councillors who will not properly fund the TTC.

Source: thestar November 22, 2016 19:46 UTC