Why Fund Transit? [1 of 2]

In most North American cities, including Edmonton, investments in public transit have become disproportionate vis-à-vis the automobile. Accommodating automobiles is very expensive: large capital investments are required for road infrastructure and its maintenance, huge amounts of pollution are dumped into the air through tailpipe emissions and take their toll on health and health costs, motor vehicle accidents claim lives and result in ever increasing insurance and policing costs.

As cities grow and roadways become clogged by the growing number of cars, this cycle is intensified. Only by providing attractive and competitive alternatives to the private car can we begin to attack this problem.

Our picture: "An automobile is a great mode of
transportation to have, provided that nobody else has it."
[Paul Weyrich, President, Free Congress Fdn.]
[Picture: Tbus Collection]