OTTAWA — A new analysis warns that Canada's major cities are struggling to keep their transit systems running, and says public transit is heading for a...
OTTAWA — A new analysis warns that Canada 's major cities are struggling to keep their transit systems running, and says public transit is heading for a "downward spiral" unless major new streams of operating revenue open up.
Halifax expects it will be up to $22 million short in 2026 — more than 15 per cent of its total transit budget — while Vancouver warns of a structural deficit of $600 million by the same year. In late July, Vancouver's TransLink warned that it will have to make significant service cuts if its structural deficit isn't solved, including cancelling 145 of its 245 bus routes and reducing service on the SkyTrain and SeaBus. The result would push more than half a million people out of walking distance from a transit stop or station.
By 2023, fares covered as little as 23 per cent of costs in Ottawa and as much as 43 per cent in Toronto. Most cities have seen ridership return — though not quite to pre-pandemic levels — but people are using the system differently, with fewer people buying monthly passes, and in some places, more using subsidized transit passes or tickets.
The report calculated what may work best in each jurisdiction but also notes that many cities need permission from their provincial governments for such changes. It recommends provinces make legislative changes to allow transit systems to raise new money.
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