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Originally Posted by chowhou
Skytrain costs less to operate per passenger than busses because there's actually less to maintain (no diesel, no tires, no diesel engines, no collisions) and less to staff (no drivers).
Not to mention that improved transit infrastructure drives additional transit ridership which means more transit fares.
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Sure, if it's Skytrain expansion replacing bus routes (hello UBC extension). But if it is to launch new routes they're just adding to the structural deficit. And if you lose money on each rider then more riders = more losses.
They need a plan to deal with that structural deficit. Gas tax revenue will just keep going down.
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