11-09-2015, 03:53 PM
(11-09-2015, 03:46 PM)SammyOES Wrote: What are the numbers on the comparative subsidies? My guess would be that other forms of transit are not being subsidized as much as buses on a per-user basis. (And even if true - that might be ok because public transit is 'better' in many different senses).
I think that would be a very complicated question to answer...
Guelph is calling for about a 2.5% decrease in the tax-supported budget for transit. I wonder if ridership will decrease even more than that proportion, actually increasing the subsidy per-user (and serving fewer users).