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Originally Posted by rocketphish
How to avoid a public transit 'death spiral'
CBC News
April 20, 2024
Ottawa's OC Transpo has painted a grim long-term financial picture. It's been a million dollars short of revenue projections every month this year. CBC Ottawa's municipal affairs reporter Elyse Skura breaks down the options for cash-strapped transit agencies.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.7179793
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Are reporters taught to intentionally speak in the most obnoxious tone possible or is that just her?
Aside from that, at 1:57 she says "the most staunch transit riders have already been priced out of downtown". WTF does that mean? We have hordes of would-be transit users trapped in the clutches of car-centric suburbia? Lol.
Finally, she brings up actual potential solutions like transit levies, but of course she has to present them in an obviously inflammatory manner - something along the lines of "the broke City taxman is coming for your money to fund transit that you'll never use," completely ignoring the fact that there are many ways tax dollars are spent that don't necessarily directly benefit every resident. Rural roads, suburban garbage pickup, urban social programs are all examples. The difference is that transit is an essential solution for residents and visitors alike, and is the only reason the city isn't completely stalled by traffic more than we already experience.
I've mused about it before but I truly think the only hope for transit to improve in Ottawa is for traffic to become so crippling that we have no other choice.