Vox Populi with Anastasia Forina: What do you think of the planned hike in the metro price and the conversion to a single electronic ticket for public transport?

Published Oct. 17, 2013 at 11:14 pm

Photo by Anastasia Vlasova

What do you think of the planned hike in the metro price and the conversion to a single electronic ticket for public transport?

Editor’s Note: Next year Kyiv authorities plan to replace tokens with electronic tickets and change the fare system in public transport. New e-tickets will be valid for all mode of public transport. While now the per-ride price is fixed (Hr 1.5 for bus and tram; Hr 2 in the metro), the new pricing will be linked to the duration of the ride. Frequent users will save by buying passes.

Yaroslav Kaplunsky,

student

“Nobody would like to pay more. However, we’ll have no choice if it’s increased, as we have to use the metro for transportation.”

Roman Vavrysh,

pilot

“It has to be done, to cover the prime costs, at least. (The e-ticket system) is already working successfully in Warsaw, for example, and could be implemented here. Why not?”

Stella Oush,

seller

“I’m against it. If they raise prices, less people will use public transportation. But it will be good to have electronic passess for all means of public transport, if the price is reasonable.”

Alexey Tashkevych,

artist

“The price should be increased to Hr 10, so public transit can develop. In Ukraine, the price hasn’t changed for a long time while in (Belarus) it is raised every two-three months by 20-30 percent.”

Lyubov Yermolayeva,

assistant of commodity expert

“It’s a bad idea. It’s impossible to ride the city in 75 minutes (for one ticket). When there was a price hike in 2008 (from 50 copecs to Hr 2), it was OK. While Hr 2 is an acceptable price, Hr 5 (is not).”