A call for free public transit for Regina youth on Taco Tuesday – Regina
As gasoline costs proceed to rise in Saskatchewan, some are looking for different modes of transportation.
On Tuesday, an occasion was held by Regina Power Transition, Balfour’s Environmental Membership and Fridays for Future Regina to deal with the difficulty.
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The occasion was often called Taco Transit Tuesday: a day without spending a dime tacos and a name without spending a dime public transit for youth.
The organizations had come collectively to collect signatures for a petition supporting fare-free transit for youth below 18, which they plan to current to Regina metropolis council.
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“We see fare-free transit as so important to on a regular basis life,” mentioned Sophia Younger, co-chair of Regina Power Transition. “It’s what will get us to highschool, to work and again house to be with our households.”
The petition hopes to develop upon the present guidelines, which permit youngsters below 12 to trip the bus without spending a dime.
“The town has been completely fantastic in getting fare-free transit for 12 and below,” mentioned Younger.
“If you’re a youth who simply got here out of elementary faculty and now has to go to a highschool that’s farther away, it makes touring to highschool very tough,” mentioned Younger.
