• Nalivai@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    As of the 2021 census, nearly 6 million people (16% of the total Canadian population) lived in rural areas of Canada.

    84% of Canadians live in cities, and that’s where good urban infrastructure is the most needed.
    Making car-centric infrastructure mostly electric will help a bit, but not a whole lot.

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      And spending that money to get us cheaper transit in the long term will probably also free up more resources to help the remaining 16%.