On Halifax’s ‘Low-Income Bus Pass’
Last week, the Halifax Transportation Committee (HTC) proposed a pilot-program that would offer 500 low-income Haligonians a MetroPass at 50 per cent of its scheduled price. The six-month program will cost approximately $120,000, although HTC’s report suggests that the $39 bus pass could potentially attract new riders (thereby offsetting any lost revenue). Within the aforementioned…