I'm not convinced by this. Integrating multiple operators sounds comparable to a London/Edinburgh based model in theory but in practice each operator still wants the highest amount of fares out of a passenger. If a day ticket costs £4.70 on a first bus and similar on a Mcgills bus.
Neither operator is going to allow day travel on their service for essentially half that if both services are integrated into one day ticket. Now I know that's not what they're suggesting here but no one is going to pay £8+ for a city day ticket.
The answer is absolution of deregulated bus services. Transport for London buses work so well because they're all run under the same service. You pay £1.50 for a single and it's valid for two hours so you can get on any other bus without paying more. Then the same on your way home. £3 for a day ticket essentially. Edinburgh is run on a similar system and their buses are far far superior to ours. |