No Free Rides On TTC

It is nice to see that the TTC is concerned about cost but they could and should provide free rides on New Year's Eve and I will tell you how. HAVE TTC WORKERS VOLUNTEER TO RUN THE SYSTEM AT NO PAY TO COMPENSATE THE TAXPAYERS FOR THE REVENUE LOST DUE TO THEIR WILDCAT STRIKE. It is obvious Miller and his union buddies are not going to recoup these losses.

No free TTC rides New Year's

Josh Wingrove
Toronto Star

There won't be any free rides on the TTC this New Year's Eve.

Many systems, including those in Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax, offer the free service. But the TTC says the cost of opening the doors – more than $1 million for the night – is simply too high.

Rides are free in Mississauga, York Region and on GO Transit after 7 p.m., while Durham Region Transit is free after 8 p.m., thanks to sponsorship from Ontario Power Generation.

Drivers will see a heavy police presence on New Year's Eve, the final night of RIDE spot checks by both Toronto police and the Ontario Provincial Police.

So far this holiday season, Toronto police have stopped 83,584 vehicles – nearly 20,000 more than last year – and charged 59 motorists with impaired driving.

"We'll be there when the partying starts and when the partying ends," said Toronto police Sgt. Larry Bryson.

The OPP have stopped nearly 650,000 vehicles so far this season, laying 289 impaired charges, both increases from 2005.