At the same time, even in smaller cities, some sort of standard is helpful, because there are certain jurisdictions in which public transit is simply not appropriate, as there's not the necessary concentration of population. If you tried to install a mass transit system in the Northwest Territories, it would be of no use and of great cost. In that instance, you would use the same farebox recovery rate and you would come to a very different number. That number would tell you that the investment was probably not a good one, and in the case of the Northwest Territories you would look at other investments, such as roads, heavy rail, and other things that might allow goods and people to move efficiently.
I simply think there has to be some mathematical way we can guide our investment decisions.
