After spending the day Monday looking to make significant cuts to the proposed property tax increase Calgarians are set to pay in 2026, council used Tuesday to allocate additional fund to specific priorities.

Council approved a boost in funding for transit, voting in favor of providing $6 million in additional ongoing operating money to Calgary Transit for improving local neighbourhood routes and to help bring more frequent service through the Primary Transit network.

Officials also voted to spend $9 million in one-time funding from the city’s reserve fund aimed at improving safety on Calgary Transit.

“If we are going to be asking Calgarians to pay a little more for the service us as a council we better step up with better quality of service,” said Mayor Jeromy Farkas.

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