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Scant Attention: Royson James

Royson James: Accept transit hard truths and get on with planning, Royson James says, Oct. 24, according to The Star. But scant attention has been paid to how to improve bus service through the use of more express routes, as well as using double-decker buses or minibuses to increase capacity or reduce costs. In addition, maybe we need to look at allowing private operators to offer transit in areas of low density sprawl where the public sector fails to provide adequate service and Re: Accept transit hard truths and get on with planning, Royson James says, Oct. 24 One of the hard truths is that Subways are not the only good form of transit, but this should be amended to Subways and LRTs are not the only good forms of transit. The truth is that buses are, and will continue to be, the cheapest and most flexible form of public transit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.