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Council will vote on a motion to further reduce the cost of a senior monthly pass as councillors meet Wednesday to approve the 2025 City of Ottawa budget.
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The motion moved by councillors Riley Brockington and supported by Jessica Bradley proposes to make the cost of a seniors’ monthly pass increase from $49 to $58.25 per month starting in January 2025.
City staff had previously proposed a 120 per cent increase in the cost for a pass in the 2025 draft budget, from $49 to $108, but public backlash led councillors to lessen the increase to $78.50 at the last Transit Commission meeting.
The proposed rate for an adult monthly pass is $135 with the seniors price being a 57 per cent discount on the regular rate.
The approximately $9 increase for seniors would align the cost with …
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