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03-15-2010, 07:06 PM
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#1 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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| Translink Fare Increase, April 1
http://www.translink.ca/en/Fares-and...-Increase.aspx Bus/SkyTrain Monthly Passes
1 Zone $81 (was $73, $8 increase) - $96 a year
2 Zone $110 (was $99, $11 increase) - $132 a year
3 Zone $151 (was $136, $15 increase) - $180 a year WCE 28-day Passes (13 passes a year)
Port Moody, Coquitlam Central, Port Coquitlam $178.75 (was $161, $17.75 increase) - $230.75 a year
Pitt Meadows, Maple Meadows, Port Haney $217 (was $195, $22 increase) - $286 a year
Mission $298 (was $269, $29 increase) - $377 a year
Not sure if this has been posted or not..
EDIT: Thanks, Gnomes
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03-15-2010, 07:07 PM
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#2 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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OH SHIT NO!!!
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03-15-2010, 07:09 PM
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#3 | | I don't get it
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WTF just when I thought of taking transit to school ><
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03-15-2010, 07:11 PM
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#4 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Originally Posted by JSALES  While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart. | | |
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03-15-2010, 07:12 PM
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#5 | | My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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If those idiots running translink would've used money to install a turnstile system at skytrain stations during the Olympics they wouldn't need to jack up the prices to "make up" for lost $$$.
Instead they ding the people who are honest and are actually paying to use the public transit.
Or who knows.. maybe the increase in rates are to keep up with their ridiculous pay for board members: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/s...1801e3&k=41243 Quote:
Members of a newly-established TransLink board of directors will be paid $1,200 per meeting -- a whopping $1,000 more than what directors were paid last year.
But Mike Harcourt, a former B.C. premier who chaired the independent advisory committee that decided on the pay hike, said the new wage reflects the calibre of the new board.
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03-15-2010, 07:18 PM
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#6 | | Hopeless Romantic
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Wow... a $1000 increase over last year? That's ridiculous..
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03-15-2010, 07:24 PM
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#7 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
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Originally Posted by Kamui712 If those idiots running translink would've used money to install a turnstile system at skytrain stations during the Olympics they wouldn't need to jack up the prices to "make up" for lost $$$. | I bet this was in their plans all along. Not install turnstiles, and instead charge everyone more. Greedy f@gs. The public transit system here compared to HK sucks so much more, it's cheaper and much more efficient in hk.
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03-15-2010, 07:24 PM
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#8 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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Mike Harcourt, said the new wage reflects the calibre of the new board.
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as for the hike in fees, this was probably planned all along to increase after the olympics and the plan was confirmed when they saw the spike in transit users and continued use even after the main olympics are over
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03-15-2010, 07:26 PM
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#9 | | i like gifs
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Originally Posted by Kamui712 If those idiots running translink would've used money to install a turnstile system at skytrain stations during the Olympics they wouldn't need to jack up the prices to "make up" for lost $$$.
Instead they ding the people who are honest and are actually paying to use the public transit. | Even more reason to not pay and to cheat the system. You pay and you're still charged more so why bother?
I'm glad I drive everywhere now instead of taking transit.
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03-15-2010, 07:28 PM
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#10 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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mmmmmm driving FTW
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03-15-2010, 07:30 PM
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#11 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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OMG WTF!!!!!!!!
Oh wait, haven't taken a bus for over 10 years. So Who gives a shit!! Power to the Union!!
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03-15-2010, 07:41 PM
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#12 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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On the plus side, I heard that all students enrolled in post secondary schools are eligible to get U-Passes this coming fall which saves a lot of money for students that commute via translink!
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03-15-2010, 07:42 PM
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#13 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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The old board members used to get $200/meeting and now $1200?! Holy fricking @#$%!
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03-15-2010, 07:45 PM
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#14 | | Trollollolloing RS sine 2005
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too early for april fools?
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03-15-2010, 07:46 PM
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#15 | | I wish I was where I was when I wished I was here
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Originally Posted by chengsterr On the plus side, I heard that all students enrolled in post secondary schools are eligible to get U-Passes this coming fall which saves a lot of money for students that commute via translink! | Souce?  | |
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03-15-2010, 07:47 PM
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#16 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Gnomes The old board members used to get $200/meeting and now $1200?! Holy fricking @#$%! | So how long are the meetings and what do they do there? Meeting once a year? Hopefully not once a week or once a month
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03-15-2010, 07:52 PM
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#17 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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03-15-2010, 07:55 PM
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#18 | | I wish I was where I was when I wished I was here
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Originally Posted by chengsterr | Thanks!
Would really suck if it would be cheaper driving out to SFU than bussing.
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03-15-2010, 08:20 PM
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#19 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Seriously, I don't understand what translink is trying to do.
First they raised parking fees and placed tolls on bridges.
Next they increased bus fare even more.
What the efff are they trying to do? Have everyone stay home 24/7 ???
from an economic standpoint, they are making no sense.
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03-15-2010, 09:13 PM
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#20 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Nothing affecting U-pass, YET...
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03-15-2010, 09:27 PM
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#21 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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This is one thing I dont understand. They tell encourage everyone to use transit everywhere they go and yet ever year its the same thing they hike up the fees. I am glad I drive
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03-15-2010, 09:34 PM
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#22 | | They let me be a moderator. LOL
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Originally Posted by orange7 Seriously, I don't understand what translink is trying to do.
First they raised parking fees and placed tolls on bridges.
Next they increased bus fare even more.
What the efff are they trying to do? Have everyone stay home 24/7 ???
from an economic standpoint, they are making no sense. | Really?
They're trying to make money. What the fuck else do you think they're doing?
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03-15-2010, 09:39 PM
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#23 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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olympics over, now the milk taxpayer money
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03-15-2010, 09:41 PM
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#24 | | RS controls my life!
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03-15-2010, 09:42 PM
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#25 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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The price we pay to live in BC.
I bet after 4 years, they'll jack up the prices again!
They'll never have "enough" money
They need to seriously find out the problem instead of just charging the people that pay their salary.
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