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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 5:20 pm
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drat19
 
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Originally Posted by beltway
I don't live in MTL -- just happened to go for a very pleasant vacation this summer -- and I don't think STM's current arrangement is especially punitive. Locals with monthly/weekly/3-day passes ride for free, and we visitors get a 24-hour bus/subway pass out of it. Instead of extorting money from passengers, STM seems to me to be rewarding them for using public transit regularly.
I agree...the 747 Bus made Montreal infinitely more visitor-friendly compared to the true extortion (cab fare) previously. I visit Montreal every chance I get now, largely because of this. No need to rent a car or ever use a cab there now.
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