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You have one more week to weigh in on capital's B.C. Transit fares

There’s just over a week for capital region residents to give the Victoria Regional Transit Commission their opinions on options for fare increases and changes come next spring. More than 2,000 people have already completed B.C.
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B.C. Transit sets new fares every three years. It is seeking feedback on three options.

There’s just over a week for capital region residents to give the Victoria Regional Transit Commission their opinions on options for fare increases and changes come next spring.

More than 2,000 people have already completed B.C. Transit’s online survey, with more responding via emails, phone, social media and letters.

B.C. Transit sets new fares every three years. It is seeking feedback on three options:

• Option 1: $2.50 cash fare increases to $3; monthly youth and seniors passes increase to $65; day passes increase to $6. A $3 fare or $2.70 ticket would allow a one-way transfer, good for 60 minutes.

• Option 2: Cash fare stays at $2.50 but senior and youth passes go up by $7 per month to $52. A sheet of 10 tickets for seniors and youth would increase to $22.50 to match the regular adult price.

• Option 3: No more youth and senior discount fares. Patrons would have to pay to ride every time they got on a bus — there would be no transfers.

Adult monthly passes would stay at $85 in all three options.

The Victoria system provides up to 100,000 passenger trips a day. Ridership revenues pay for 27 per cent of the system’s $32.4-million cost.

“We want to hear from transit users, members of the public and taxpayers,” commission chairwoman Susan Brice said Tuesday in a statement. “We are all partners in public transit and we all have a voice.”

The public is invited to an open house on the fare review, 3 to 6 p.m. on Nov. 5, at the B.C. Transit office at 520 Gorge Rd. East.

Feedback can also be provided online at bctransit.com/victoria/ fares/victoria-fare-review, by phone at 250-995-5683, via email to fareproposal@bctransit.com, or by mail to Fare Proposal, Box 610, 520 Gorge Rd. East, Victoria, V8W 2P3.

The deadline for input is Nov. 5.