He said three different public opinion surveys have indicated that although people do not want to pay more for road and transit improvements, most said they would do so if that was the only way to get the benefits from the Strategic Transportation Plan. Most people say we have the right plan and 94 per cent say we need to get started as soon as possible. Investments in better public transit called for in the Strategic Transportation Plan involve creating Area Transit Plans for each part of the region. TransLink, in consultation with the communities, has already completed these plans for Richmond and the South of Fraser region. The Area Transit Plan for the North Shore is being developed now, with plans for the rest of the region to follow.
More congestion means more time in traffic, more gasoline consumed and more bad stuff in the air.
Just about everyone says we have to get started, but we still have to make a tough decision about how to share the costs. We're going to take a close look at what the public has to say about the options and nothing will be decided until after the consultation process is complete.