tolls
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
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
SCC pushes non-sensical, tax revolt populism
September 14, 2011 | Paul HillsdonIn an editorial to the Vancouver Sun this week, SCC City Council candidate Stephanie Ryan called for the removal of tolls on bridges in Surrey, among other popular but unrealistic demands.
Capitalizing on the ad hoc approach to transport funding South … Read More
TransLink renews commitment to rebuilt Pattullo by 2020
May 19, 2011 | Paul HillsdonLate last year, at the request of the Provincial Minister of Transportation, TransLink mysteriously halted their planned consultations on a new Pattullo bridge. In an effort to cut costs and avoid installing tolls to pay for the new bridge, … Read More
What effect will tolls have on Surrey? [poll]
September 22, 2010 | Paul HillsdonThere’s been a growing consternation with the increasing likelihood that not one, not two, but three of the four main bridges connecting Surrey with north of the Fraser will soon come with tolls attached. What’s interesting is the total lack … Read More
Pattullo meetings postponed till Nov.
September 14, 2010 | Paul HillsdonTransLink was supposed to be holding a public consultation on its plans for the Pattullo Bridge replacement today, but postponed the meeting at the last minute. Here’s some more details from the Surrey Leader:
“We’ve decided to have a peer … Read More
New Pattullo coming 2015, consultation Sept. 14
September 2, 2010 | Paul HillsdonAccording to The Province, TransLink is set to unveil its plans for a six-lane Pattullo Bridge replacement in the next few weeks. The regional transportation authority, which is responsible for the existing crossing, has been studying options for the … Read More
