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City Councillor: Here’s Why I Think St. John’s Should Finally Improve Its Public Transit System
An excerpt from Councillor Dave Lane’s blog (LINK)
Here’s why we need a great public transit system
To help address our growing labour shortage issue, integrated transit enables:
- students to access education, leading to more available skilled workers
- job seekers to attend interviews and other networking opportunities
- new workers from away to transition into their new job and community
- companies to access skilled workers with disabilities, or otherwise find it difficult to physically access the workplace.
To help address rising healthcare costs, a regional transit system enables:
- people to seek care earlier, reducing the cost of treating serious disease
- seniors to be more active and social, leading to improved health
- persons with disabilities to rely less on personal assistance and care services
To help address rising house prices and homelessness, coordinated transit enables:
- those on low or fixed income to shift transportation costs to housing
- people to move to areas with more affordable housing without disrupting their career
To help address traffic congestion and parking issues, public transit enables:
- people to leave their car at home, meaning less traffic — particularly at peak hours
- “park and ride” solutions which move parking areas outside of dense areas like the downtown while still enabling access to offices, shops, educational facilities, etc.
The list continues: providing easy access will reduce energy costs as families and businesses reduce their gas consumption; reducing the number of cars on the road will help preserve a clean environment; low cost transit can reduce poverty, which in turn can lead to happier, healthier reisdents and possibly even crime reduction as fewer people break the rules to make an income.
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