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Calgarians may have to wait longer for the bus, find a different route on weekends, or endure the crush of passengers during rush hour if city council approves proposed service reductions to 27 transit routes.

On Tuesday, the second day of budget deliberations, the public got its first glimpse at what bus routes will be affected if council approves a 46,800 service-hour reduction at Calgary Transit that’s estimated to affect 56,000 riders a week.

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The cuts are proposed in an attempt to save $6.8 million at Calgary Transit as part of a tough 2018 city budget that includes chops across all city departments to bridge a$146-million operating shortfall.

Transit director Doug Morgan said the proposed reductions aim to save the most money while affecting customers as little as possible, as transit faces declining ridership and revenues amid a weak economy.

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“We scoured the spectrum of different reductions we could make,” he said.