Posts Filed Under: Presto

Introducing: Another Glass Box, a new weekly architecture feature

Keesmaat’s Next Venture, Shitty Architecture Men, Mod Squad, Presto Problemo, Bench Press, and more in this debut edition.

By Dan Seljak Mar. 18th, 5:34 pm

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Metrolinx and the Surveillance State

To live in a modern city is to live in a state of near-constant surveillance, unequally applied across vectors of race and class.

By Kieran Delamont Jun. 17th, 1:42 pm

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Where is The Campaign For Fair TTC Fares?

Price fairness must be part of discussions on integration between TTC and GO Transit.

By Tricia Wood Apr. 13th, 3:30 pm

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2016 Villain: Presto

Nominated for: being a major headache.

By Rhiannon Russell • Illustration by Dasha ZolotaDec. 31st, 10:00 am

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How Presto Could Improve Transit Service and Ridership

Turning commuters into all-purpose riders is the brass ring.

By Tricia Wood Oct. 12th, 9:00 am

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Presto Overcharged Me and the TTC Mailed a Token to Make Up for It

An easier—and better!—solution would be to adopt two-hour transfers.

By Sean Marshall Sep. 28th, 5:00 pm

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The Switch to Presto Could Make Life a Lot Harder for Seniors and Students

Until 2017, discounted fares will only be available at Davisville station.

By Nikhil Sharma Sep. 21st, 10:00 am

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The TTC is (Finally) Rolling Out Presto on Buses This Week

Here's how they did it.

By Chris Bateman May. 10th, 2:00 pm

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Torontoist Explains: PRESTO

Everything you wanted to know about PRESTO, Toronto's green transit smart cards.

By Patrick Metzger Oct. 15th, 12:00 pm

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Duly Quoted: Andy Byford, on Implementing Presto Ahead of Schedule

The smart-card system will be hitting all streetcars—even the old ones—by the end of 2015.

By Sarah Sweet Jan. 21st, 10:10 am

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Presto Machines Will Soon Be Hitting the Spadina Streetcar Route

Card readers will be installed on the 510 route's new TTC streetcars by the end of this month.

By Sarah Sweet • Photo by Giordano CiampiniNov. 12th, 1:30 pm

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Understanding Metrolinx

What the agency does, who runs it, and what it means for transit in Toronto.

By David Fleischer Oct. 8th, 2:10 pm

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Public Works: Phoning in Your Transit Fare

Stop hoarding those tokens. Mobile transit ticketing is coming.

By Patrick Metzger • Photo by Andrew LouisAug. 7th, 10:00 am

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Newsstand: July 11, 2013

Well if it isn't Thursday again. In the news: Potential movement (for real, though) on the Scarborough subway extension, experts say Canadian cities like ours probably need to upgrade their storm systems, Wheel-Trans was watching you (in a bad way) but now they're not, and GO Transit is giving $100 in Presto money to some of its passengers stranded on a train Monday.

By Jodie Shupac • Jeremy KaiJul. 11th, 8:00 am

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Public Works: A Loyalty Program for Public Transit

You give plenty to the TTC. What if the TTC gave back?

By Patrick Metzger Mar. 7th, 1:30 pm

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Presto, Change-o?

By Laurence Lui Jul. 28th, 9:30 am

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Rotten Oysters

By Robin Rix Jul. 27th, 4:00 pm