The University of Toronto student's union voted at a referendum on Wednesday to reject a measure that would have given students deeply discounted passes for the TTC, funded in part by additional student fees. The Universal Pass, or U-Pass, would have cost about $70 per month for each student and would have allowed for unlimited travel on the TTC. The transit authority said it hoped the new post-secondary pass would make transit more affordable and increase transit ridership for students. In an emailed statement to CBC Toronto, student union president Mathias Memmel said the inability to opt out of the U-Pass for students living close to campus made the proposition "not sellable." "Transit and housing remain significant barriers to affordable and accessible post-secondary education for our diverse student body," he added.

Source: CBC News March 28, 2018 23:40 UTC