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ROBERT LEE / FREE PRESS Richard Milgrom, associate professor at the University of Manitoba’s department of city planning, is seen at a bus stop in Winnipeg on Thursday, August 20, 2026. In the days after the launch of the Primary Transit Network, thousands of complaints and concerns began rolling into the city, ranging from reasonable to enraged, and insightful to angry. Now, a year later, as Winnipeg grapples with lower projected revenues and a drop in ridership, Milgrom questions why those early warnings were not heard or acted upon.