TTC has much to do to improve

Re Toronto subways need to be more accessible, Letter, Nov. 8 I echo Norma Harrs letter published in the Star. I'm 70 and shaky. On Wednesday, I got off the subway train at Pape station. People were waiting for the elevator, but it was out of commission. I couldn't make it up the stairs, so opted for the escalator. When I got to the escalator, though, it was also broken. I was forced to walk up a very long and stopped escalator. The elevator, as mentioned, was not working.

Not everyone has a computer and is able to see TTC announcements of service outages, and outages occur too fast to be reported on the TTC website anyway. I wonder, along with Norma Harrs, how are disabled people, and people with invisible disabilities, and the elderly, supposed to get around this city? Christine Jarvis, Toronto Re Metrolinx testing disposable ticket, Nov. 2 I seems like Metrolinx is trying to reinvent the wheel. One only has to look at the Montreal transportation system to see how simple this system is.

Montreal offers 1 trip, 2 trips, 1 day, 3 days, unlimited evening and unlimited weekend disposable tickets. This is a variety that appeals to tourists as well as the locals. Like Metrolinx, they are available at every subway station.

Unlike Metrolinx, there is no expiry on these cards; countdown to expiry begins when it is activated the first time it is tapped. Also contrary to the TTC, the Montreal STM accepts exact cash fare on it's buses, making it convenient for occasional users who may not have a ticket agency in their neighborhood. Bruce Katkin, Brampton