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Why do we oppose traffic in our neighbourhoods, yet cause traffic in others’?
January 17, 2013 | Nathan PachalOne of the interesting dynamics within any community is how quick people are to oppose road widening/expansions projects and ask for traffic claiming in their own neighbourhoods. It makes sense given the fact that living next to a major road … Read More
Murky traffic, revenue projections behind Port Mann Bridge?
November 27, 2012 | Paul HillsdonWe all know what’s been happening with the Golden Ears Bridge. Tolls revenues from 2011 paid for just half of the $71 million in operating and debt servicing expenses. These revenues are 25% below 2005 projections. Traffic is 6% below … Read More
The Province’s obsession with highway building and how it won’t help Surrey
November 23, 2012 | Nathan PachalOne of the things that has been frustrating me lately is the Province’s idea of the transportation system priorities in Metro Vancouver. It seems that transportation planning at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) has entered back into a … Read More
Consultation on Massey Tunnel replacement begins
November 22, 2012 | Paul HillsdonPublic consultation on a Massey Tunnel replacement are set to begin, just months after Premier Christy Clark declared that the Province would undertake the project. The Ministry of Transportation will host two sessions in Surrey this December:
December 6 Cloverdale Fairgrounds, Alice … Read More
Dear Mayors: Road pricing is dead on arrival
September 18, 2012 | Paul HillsdonWith all the talk of the impending Port Mann tolls, the concept of fair tolling has been hitting the airwaves recently. This alternative would have $1 tolls on all the bridges instead of $3 tolls on two. While … Read More
Setting the record straight on the new Pattullo
June 12, 2012 | Paul HillsdonNew West NewsLeader Editor Chris Bryan has been a leading voice in the opposition to TransLink’s plan for to replace the Pattullo Bridge. In a recent editorial, he advocated retaining the existing bridges, expanding its lanes to modern … Read More
Pattullo plans going public
February 9, 2012 | Paul HillsdonAfter a sudden delay last year that kept plans behind wraps, TransLink is ready to present their Pattullo Bridge replacement to the public later this month.
Citing safety, structural, seismic, and riverbed conditions, TransLink says the bridge must be replaced. … Read More
