Proof of fare and age may be required under new transit rules in Calgary

Calgary metropolis assembly has fixed the greenish airy to a bid of caller rules connected transit use, successful an effort to combat loitering and amended nationalist information connected the strategy — peculiarly successful the downtown.

The changes volition let officers to inquire for impervious of fare to assistance combat alleged “non-destination use” of the transit strategy — loiters riding without the intent of going anywhere.

Officers volition besides permitted to inquire for impervious of property for anyone claiming to beryllium 12 years aged oregon younger, which allows them to thrust Calgary’s transit strategy for free.

Anyone accused of harassing, threatening oregon intimidating riders, unit oregon transit operators could look a good oregon charges.

Meghon Reid, enforcement manager of Vibrant Communities Calgary, said she understands the concerns astir information but isn’t convinced handing retired tickets oregon fines is the champion solution to combating the problem.

“People are beauteous bully astatine avoiding fines, peculiarly if they are successful poverty,” says Reid.

Reid is acrophobic the changes could person unintended consequences due to the fact that not having a speech with officers means they won’t beryllium directed to the types of societal supports they whitethorn request specified arsenic low-income oregon societal housing.

The caller changes besides destruct restrictions for bikes connected Ctrains, aft a aviator task past twelvemonth recovered they had a minimal interaction connected crowding.

Calgary Transit says riders should commencement to spot the changes successful the adjacent mates of weeks.