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Tag: Public Transportation

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    A progressive response to transport costs must undo “the social ideology of the motorcar”

    by Joshua K. McEvoy   Jun 30, 2022   4 min read

    Mobility is not just how we get from A to B; it is about social justice and health, housing and democracy, and the climate crisis.

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    Regina Municipal Election 2020: Sustainable transit

    by John Klein   Oct 27, 2020   9 min read

    In 2018, Regina city council committed to a 100 per cent renewable city by 2050. Free transit, electric buses, and bike lanes will be a huge component of a renewable city – so why is council so hesitant to implement them?

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    Regina Municipal Election 2020: Public transit

    by Carla Harris   Oct 26, 2020   8 min read

    People who live in Regina know it’s nearly impossible to get around town using only public transit. It’s a huge barrier to access for disabled people, youth, seniors, newcomers, and low-income earners. What should we consider when beefing up public transit?

  • Sask Dispatch

    “My quality of life has been compromised”: U of S study finds STC closure has had a devastating impact on Saskatchewan people

    by Alex Birrell   Sep 11, 2020   8 min read

    A new study from the University of Saskatchewan has found that the 2017 closure of STC has had wide-ranging impacts on everything from social connections to the functioning of the healthcare system itself.

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    Free transit is just the beginning

    by James Wilt   Nov 29, 2019   5 min read

    It’s no coincidence that struggles over public transit are erupting across the Americas. Free transit is about an end to austerity, a refusal of police power, and a demand for decommodified and universal public services.

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    The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Getting Around Town

    by Shelley Tomlinson   Dec 21, 2017   4 min read

    It takes a lot of forethought, time, and energy to plan a life without a vehicle.

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    The End of the Line

    by Taylor Bendig   May 31, 2017   2 min read

    The government ditched the STC without lining up alternatives, counting on private companies to step up. This isn’t how it went for other Crown sales.

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