control over ensuring just students buy them. Finally, the last thing you would probably want to keep are those day passes - which I think are $8 for the entire day. That's a good option for tourists, etc. I also would lobby for some kind of better check at skytrain stations. I like how you insert your tickets into the current machines translink uses as it probably does a great job of measuring how many times someone uses their ticket. Now, if you had to swipe your bus pass each time you used it to board something then Translink could collect a lot more solid data about how often someone with a pass actually uses it. So then they would know that 12,000 people buy a monthly pass, but that those people use it xxx,xxx times. I don't know why we have to have such a complex system of fares - it probably costs a lot to administer. What could ever be wrong with simplifying it? steveleenow oh... I also support vehicle users paying more for the luxury of driving. Why not have tolls at all our bridges? And why not bring back that vehicle levy - have it based on usage (pleasure, for work, etc.) and how much you drive each year. Come up with a separate deal for professional drivers who depend on their vehicles for a living (your shipping trucks and taxis), and you'll be okay. Maybe not as simple as the flat fee structure I proposed