11-07-2017, 12:01 AM
I've seen reminders on Twitter today about the GRT 2018 transit network consultation that closes this Friday.
My question is, isn't that feedback going to come too late for the 2018 regional budget given that the budget process already started on October 24 and continues November 22? Does that mean that any changes to the 2018 network are going to be budget neutral? Or does the recently approved 2017-2021 business plan allow some freedom of decision making within that framework that doesn't need explicit budget approval? How is the feedback from the PCCs and survey (currently a whopping 103 responses - a quarter of which use the GRT a few times a year or never) even used in shaping the GRT's plans?
My question is, isn't that feedback going to come too late for the 2018 regional budget given that the budget process already started on October 24 and continues November 22? Does that mean that any changes to the 2018 network are going to be budget neutral? Or does the recently approved 2017-2021 business plan allow some freedom of decision making within that framework that doesn't need explicit budget approval? How is the feedback from the PCCs and survey (currently a whopping 103 responses - a quarter of which use the GRT a few times a year or never) even used in shaping the GRT's plans?
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.