Ari Vangeest (he/him) is an activist situated in Toronto. He wrote his master’s thesis on
the rise of free public transit in Canada. Follow him on twitter at @arivangeest
March 3, 2022
One solution to the transit death spiral is to make transit free for riders and find alternative funding. In the past decade, at least six towns in Canada have made public transit free on local routes, including three in Alberta.
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