November 2009
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An Unscientific Poll on Token Hoarding →
“It cost $50,000 to print the 10-million tickets the TTC hopes will last through...”
– Globe: Toronto transit halts sales of tokens to stop hoarding
I’ve been playing with this $45,000 per day loss figure that showed up in today’s article. Obviously, these are future losses, as the TTC is not losing anything until the fare hike takes effect on January 3rd. So some...
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Quick Fix x 5 = TTC Fare Headaches
With news of the upcoming fare increase in January, it should not have come as a surprise to anyone that people would begin hoarding TTC tokens to insulate themselves from the increase. It’s not a new concept: token hoarding occurred with every previous fare hike (2007, 2006). The difference this time, however, is that the TTC does not have their usual back up of paper tickets, as they were...