Metro Vancouver Transit Discussion II

[ssiguy]

Is this new money from Ottawa for infrastructure or operational costs? Vancouver is already investing in the infrastructure but it's the operational budget that is the problem. You can open new transit lines or bus routes but if you haven't got the money to run them, then ridership will still decline.

When I asked the question about any transit system that is seeing reduced service, a decline in their key demographic riders, a stagnant/declining overall population, higher fares, and amid a slowing/shrinking economy that has not seen ridership declines then, as I stated earlier, I'm all ears. What exactly would make Translink different from any other system? This was not a rhetorical question, I would really like an answer.