I am dismayed to learn that City Council is arbitrarily reducing transit service in Moose Jaw and doing a disservice to it’s citizens who do not own or want to own a vehicle. Most cities would improve the service, not make it more inconvenient to use.
Has council actually put the work into a study or consulted the public? I don’t believe so. Some citizens seem to think it’s only students who use transit. Seniors rely on transit to shop, attend medical appointments, run errands. The decision was made without consulting those who actually use transit to go to work, shop or attend events at the Mae Wilson, sporting events, concerts in the park, or would want to attend a movie after 6:00 in the evening, 5:15 on Saturdays.
It seems that Council would rather make money from parking meters than use those funds to subsidize transit as some cities do.
Apparently the federal government will be offering permanent funding for public transit, the announcement to be made in January. Why has City Council defunded transit services before considering all options? This council is going backwards instead of being innovative, doing their due diligence and moving forward.
This announcement is very disappointing to say the least.
-- L. Zakreski
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