Calgary Transit

[CBBarnett]

There's also an element in Sunalta of spillover effects from actions being taken in other parts of downtown.

If we don't address the root problems that lead to crime, poverty, mental illness, homelessness etc. and instead use tools like one-off crackdowns and "clean the core" initiatives every once in a while, the result is - predictably - shuffling people to other areas and not solving anything.

 

[outoftheice]

Interesting video on how North American transit systems are trying to combat drug use...

 

[InfrastructureEnthusiast]

If we don't address the root problems that lead to crime, poverty, mental illness, homelessness etc. and instead use tools like one-off crackdowns and "clean the core" initiatives every once in a while, the result is - predictably - shuffling people to other areas and not solving anything.

I agree, but unfortunately the root problems aren't really local, just the results.

The opium war, housing crisis and catch and release policies are all in Ottawa's jurisdiction, not the city or province.

Interestingly, it turns out the cost of housing a prisoner in Alberta is roughly the same as the cost of a one way ticket from YYC to YOW...

If the problem is going to get shuffled, might as well be off to the only place than can fix this!