The Cost of Operating and Maintaining a Motor Vehicle
Published estimates of automobile ownership are 'all over the place. Depending on what costs are included, he annual costs vary between $3,000 and $9,000!
A good benchmark is that the Public Service compensates for Private Automobile Usage at a rate of about $0.60 per kilometer.
The Canadian Automobile Association has a good Calculator that inputs the make and model of your automobile as well as the distance travelled at: https://carcosts.caa.ca/
WHAT ARE SOME COSTS?
Following are representative or estimated costs od a range of transportation alternatives. For more detail, please refer to Webinar #4 "Costs."
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Activity |
Description |
Fare |
Cost Sharing? |
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Belleville On-Demand.. |
Straight fare |
$3 |
yes |
|
Innisfil Ride-Share |
Modified Zone system |
$4, $5, or $6 |
yes |
|
Rural Community Support Services |
Zone system |
16 kms for $15 Over 91 kms for $0.50 per kilometer
|
External and city funding |
|
ParaTranspo |
$18.50 (return) |
External and city funding |
|
|
OC Transpo Rural Express Service
|
Straight fare |
$3.60 |
50% City |
|
Taxi |
estimated |
$30 for 15 kms |
Nil |
|
Uber |
estimated |
45% less than taxi |
Nil |
|
OC Transpo Regional Partner Routes |
Straight fare |
about $15 per ride
|
Nil |
|
Coltrans |
Zone system
|
$2, $4 or $6. |
contracted |
|
Corridor 11 |
Zone system |
$7 for a 15 km trip and $15 for a 35 km trip. |
yes |
|
Ontario Northland |
Zone system |
$12 from Arnprior |
Nil |
|
Personal Automobile |
Own and Operate |
Estimated up to $1.30/km |
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What Do You Get for Your Ottawa REsidential Tax Dollars?
The following tables illustrates how your tax dollars are allocated:
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