There is no reason for us to expect public transit to be self-sustaining... it's neoliberal bullshit.
Transit is a service and it should be funded in a large part by provincial taxes.
There is no reason for us to expect public transit to be self-sustaining... it's neoliberal bullshit.
Transit is a service and it should be funded in a large part by provincial taxes.
Politicians like treating transit like a cruise. It would be weird if a cruise ship was losing money.
Transit should be treated like a road. It would be weird if a road MADE money.
Transit should be treated like a road. It would be weird if a road MADE money.
PPP toll roads would like a word with you.
I would like a word with PPP toll roads
Feel free to smack them down on my behalf as well.
As someone in the tech space I'd say that one potential partial solution is for Translink to use/fund FOSS Hardware as a cheaper source for replacement parts
god I really hope we don't lose Canada's best transit system, this is too close to home fuck
I would like to see it too, but I don't think there is currently in the FOSS sphere that is even remotely close to commercial availability or has the certified, turnkey type of solutions that the industry suppliers offer.
How can people run the economy if they can’t get to work?
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