publictransit
Many times over the years I've been reminded of a common sense colloquialism I first heard decades ago. The saying was "no matter how thin you slice it, baloney still has 2 sides" meaning there is more than one way to consider something. Whether one agrees with Lorne Gunter's columns or not, he often brings a contrarian perspective (another side) that is worthy of consideration, such as he expressed in his latest column below.
Edmonton, like many other cities is considering ways to cover the costs of public transit. Ridership is down since the pandemic which meant both Provincial and Federal governments were called upon to provide emergency funding to help cover the larger than usual shortfall in transit fare revenues. Ridership fares do not cover the annual operating budget of the Transit system so a creative solution for funding the shortfall long term is required.