The costs of maintaining public infrastructure across Canada are reaching unfathomable heights
A sky train runs near downtown Vancouver in 2015. Regional transport provider TransLink is warning of massive service cuts unless what it calls a $600-million funding gap is addressed.Late last month the head of TransLink, the organization that oversees Metro Vancouver’s transit system, let people in on a poorly kept secret: there isn’t nearly enough money in the coffers to maintain existing operations.
During the pandemic, a scheduled fare increase was cancelled. In subsequent years, those increases have been held at levels below inflation. . This was underscored in a report released in May by Leading Mobility Canada, which warned that the country’s biggest cities were struggling to keep their transit systems running. Without a solid and sustainable funding plan going forward,Unless B.C.’s transit system is bailed out soon, the massive service cuts TransLink is forecasting will go ahead. If that happens, people won’t know what hit them. There is likely to be a massive ridership revolt.
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