Category Archives for "British Columbia"

Massey Bridge Machinations (2017-03)

By Rick | British Columbia

The B.C. government’s project to replace the George Massey Tunnel, south of Vancouver, with a mega-bridge continues to generate controversy. Two significant news items were recently published. ================================================================= B.C.’s online news organisation, The Tyee, published a pair of articles on the proposed bridge. They are part of The Tyee’s pre-election coverage for the May provincial […]

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BC Government has started consultations on two projects having major implications for transportation options in the Sea-to-Sky Corridor and on the Sunshine Coast

By admin | Aviation & Marine , British Columbia , Highways & Bridges , Regions , Topics

By Rick Jelfs, Transport Action British Columbia The BC Government has started consultations on two projects that have major implications for transportation options in the Sea-to-Sky Corridor and on the Sunshine Coast. 1) Transport Minister Stone and regional representatives kicked off a public consultation process discussing potential transit service improvements in the Sea-to-Sky corridor from […]

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Letter to Premier Christy Clark Regarding Passenger Rail in the Former BC Rail Corridor

By Transport Action | British Columbia , Intercity Rail and Bus , Letters , Press Releases and Open Letters

Transport Action BC wrote to BC Premier Christy Clark to express support for re-instating passenger rail service in the former BC Rail corridor between North Vancouver and Prince George

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TransLink Plans Should Change With New Circumstances

By Rick | British Columbia

Long time Transport 2000/Transport Action member, J. Bakker developed a rapid transit scenario for Vancouver as an alternative to the proposed Broadway SkyTrain extension to Arbutus. He based his discussion on several major infrastructure and political changes that have or will/may occur in Vancouver. The changes are significant enough that he feels a major re-think […]

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Federal Transit Funding – 2

By matthew | British Columbia , Urban Transit

Peter Fassbender, provincial Minister Responsible for TransLink, responded to The David Suzuki Foundation’s open letter to various Metro Vancouver and provincial politicians urging them to come together to ensure Metro Vancouver receives a share of available federal transit funding. Unfortunately, the letter seems more aggravating than conciliatory to the Mayors’ Council. The Minister re-commits the […]

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