Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget
Transit & transportation · Nov 22, 2024
What changed
An amendment to the 2025 budget adjustments would have reversed the November 2023 fare freeze and put the $3 million it cost into the Primary Transit Network under the RouteAhead strategy.
City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Nov 10, 2026Why this decision is included
A second, separate budget's choice on the same freeze, a year later and with a different revenue use. It lets the previous council be placed on two independent decisions.
How votes are grouped: Choices within this annual budget share one family per measure. The duplicate tabulation cannot multiply the budget's influence.
What Yes meant
Reverse the fare freeze, raising fares, and reinvest the $3 million in the Primary Transit Network.
What No meant
Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget.
Alternatives and outcome
Keep the freeze, reverse it and reinvest the revenue, or fund transit service another way.
The amendment was defeated 5–10, so the fare freeze stayed in place for 2025.
not_adoptedA recorded vote or adoption does not establish that a project or service was delivered.
Recorded choices
| Date | Person | Decision | Recorded vote | Meaning and scoring rationale | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 22, 2024 | Andre Chabot | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | Yes | Reverse the fare freeze, raising fares, and reinvest the $3 million in the Primary Transit Network. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Courtney Walcott | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Dan McLean | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Evan Spencer | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Gian-Carlo Carra | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Jasmine Mian | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Jennifer Wyness | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Jyoti Gondek | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Kourtney Penner | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Peter Demong | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | Yes | Reverse the fare freeze, raising fares, and reinvest the $3 million in the Primary Transit Network. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Raj Dhaliwal | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Richard Pootmans | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Sean Chu | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | Yes | Reverse the fare freeze, raising fares, and reinvest the $3 million in the Primary Transit Network. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Sonya Sharp | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | Yes | Reverse the fare freeze, raising fares, and reinvest the $3 million in the Primary Transit Network. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2024 | Terry Wong | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | Yes | Reverse the fare freeze, raising fares, and reinvest the $3 million in the Primary Transit Network. Yes would have ended the freeze and raised fares to fund more frequent service; No kept fares frozen. Scored only as a choice about fare levels, not about transit service. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 5, 2024 | Andre Chabot | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | Yes | Reverse the fare freeze, raising fares, and reinvest the $3 million in the Primary Transit Network. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Courtney Walcott | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Dan McLean | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Evan Spencer | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Gian-Carlo Carra | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Jasmine Mian | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Jennifer Wyness | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Jyoti Gondek | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Kourtney Penner | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Peter Demong | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | Yes | Reverse the fare freeze, raising fares, and reinvest the $3 million in the Primary Transit Network. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Raj Dhaliwal | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Richard Pootmans | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | No | Keep the fare freeze in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Sean Chu | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | Yes | Reverse the fare freeze, raising fares, and reinvest the $3 million in the Primary Transit Network. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Sonya Sharp | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | Yes | Reverse the fare freeze, raising fares, and reinvest the $3 million in the Primary Transit Network. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 5, 2024 | Terry Wong | Reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze in the 2025 budget | Yes | Reverse the fare freeze, raising fares, and reinvest the $3 million in the Primary Transit Network. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 5). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Only reviewed policy choices are scored. Each independent decision family counts once per measure; choices within one budget or policy package share that family’s weight. Statements, promises, absences and contextual amendments do not contribute. Two decisions are the minimum for a position. The sensitivity range shows the score after removing one decision at a time; it is not a statistical confidence interval or a prediction.
Published explanations
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Documented policy leadership
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