Rant of the Day: City council raises bus fares

Several local bloggers are complaining today about city council’s decision to hike bus fares by 7.5% in each of the next three years. Blake Batson writes:

I’m mad, disappointed and discouraged at 16 Councillors who feel that solving budget problems should be done on the backs of those who can least afford it. Ottawa council has just voted to raise transit fares almost 3 times the rate of inflation. [ Read more... ](http://www.blakebatson.ca/?p=179)

** Related: ** Ottawa Transit Guide