Calgary Transit riders hopping on between the City Hall and the Downtown West/Kerby stations will now be boarding the X.
If the program is cut, it could dramatically increase the amount low-income Calgarians pay for transit fares. Mayors of Alberta's two largest cities say the Alberta government is cutting funding for low-income transit passes in Calgary and Edmonton, putting the program in jeopardy in both cities.
CBC News has reached out to the Ministry of Seniors, Community and Social Services but has not yet received a response. "It is an insult to the lowest income Calgarians who are already struggling to get by. This provincial government continues to burden big cities by walking away from their commitments."
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