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Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

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 @B4KWY8Lfrom Manitoba  answered…6 days6D

Important to ensure passenger safety on buses and trains. So that people will use public transportation more

 @B323YJRfrom Manitoba  answered…2mos2MO

Amount of funding and to which projects is something that should be considered on a case by case basis by the people who understand the needs of that particular community

 @95RNP2Lfrom Manitoba  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, and work towards making the country accessible to all citizens

 @93GM3TGLibertarianfrom Manitoba  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, to the extent it reduces road maintenance and construction costs

 @8VW5FBZConservativefrom Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

Government should invest in public transportation projects that are budget friendly, efficient and worth it to do it.

 @8VSBM2RLiberalfrom Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

We want a cleaner environment yet millions of people have to drive their kids to school because there is no more school busses That was a very stupid choice to families and the environment

 @8VJC8BPfrom Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

yes but only if it helps to provide affordable options and more to choose from

 @8VJ5ZDMfrom Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

Better route management it required. No one should have to take 3 buses to het to work in outer city jobs.

 @8TQ7NHCfrom Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

Need to investigate further.

 @8PTZDB2from Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

We pretty a pretty good system rn

 @8L47BR2from Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

i don know it depends

 @8KN9V9Mfrom Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, spending should be use for more affordable public transportation and environmentally friends transportation

 @9C55ZTKfrom Manitoba  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, only if they can make it safer, like more stops

 @9BBGJ2Bfrom Manitoba  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, and make public transportation safer for people using them.

 @8SDNZF5from Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

Every one should just buy a car

 @9BZDPMHfrom Manitoba  answered…2yrs2Y

These are areas government should spend capital during recessions

 @98WRY44from Manitoba  answered…2yrs2Y

No not until public transportation becomes safer to use.

 @96BHBSGfrom Manitoba  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes! Absolutely!! And it SHOULD be done in environmentally responsible ways, but ANY public transportation service is already an improvement.

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