32 - Wednesday, November 3, 1993 - North Shore News Greater Vancouver has the highest quality of life of any urban area in Canada Bold choices will keep it that way The Livable Region Strategy: Proposals responds to a public desire for a more effective’ approach to managing the region's growth and transportation chal- lenges. | Achieving the vision of more green spice, more complete communities, & more compact metropolitan area, and more transportation choices will require unparal- leled co-operation from virtually every- body, Individuals need to make changes in their daily lives and governments at alt levels need to form partnerships to realize shared goals, The quality of the region reflects the choices we make about our lives every day. If we choose to use cars less, and to live in the kinds ‘of complete communities residents identified, this will contribute to a ‘more livable region. The Livable Region Strategy: Proposals and TRANSPORT 2021's transportation plans-proposes. a framework to guide . Greater Vancouver's development over the Please specify a. lease sé specify, Please specify a) Age category? “.16- 29 30 - 44 45 - 64 - 65 and older .10. Please add my name to your mailing fist. Pe ee T think changes s| should be made i in the transit system. 9. Please provide us with some information about yourself (circle next 30 years, Proposals in these plans will only be effective if they are confirmed and supported by the region's citizens and | gov. ernments. . The GVRD Board is commitied to ensur- ing that the Livable Region Strategy: Proposals represents a@ consensus among the region's communities and will consider public comments through munici- palities before ¢ decision is made. When final- ized, the Livable Region Strateay will be realized through volun- tary partnerships among municipalities and organizations that share the vision. It will guide the actions of the GVRD Board in delivery of regiona) services, such as the drinking water ind liquid waste management sys- tems. It will also form the basis for part- nerships with other organizations, These could include partnerships between the GVRD and the provincial government to provide required transportation improve- ments, and partnerships between the GVRD and municipalities to protect the Green Zone or achieve adequate popula- tion densities to support transit service. The Region Strategy will not over-ride municipal com- munity plans or zoning. The Strategy will pro- vide a vision of what would work best for the regional commu- nity as a whole and a basis for partnerships, Consistency between the Litable Region Strategy and municipal plans, and support from provincial initiatives, are essential to. achieve that vision. Adjustment of all the variables, including the Livable Region Strategy , may be needed to achieve this consistency. 7 Don't’ know se sone a i think’ changes: should be made i in the toad system. eat 8 Additional comments about land use and (rinsportation in Greater Vancouver. appropriate answer): b) Gender : Male Female (please include name, street address, city or town, postal code, phone number and fax number) RETURN TO: GVRD Communications and Education 4330 Kingsway, 19th Floor, Burnaby, B.C. VSH 4G8 FAX: 432-6399 “bot kiow /O- wee co) What municipality . do you live in? Greater Vancouver Re egional istrict Creating Our Future: Steps To A More Livable Region Livable - TRANSPORT 2021 Comunittee opens public discussion on transportation proposals TRANSPORT 2021's transportation plan recommends motorists who drive alone during rush-hour be eased out of their vehicles before disincentives ed immediately. Disincentives such as bridge tolls, higher Fuel taxes and tougher / pirking controls, should be started only when there are more alternatives to solo driving, such as better bus service, more carpool lanes and more rapid transit links, The plan also recommends that all rev- enue generated from new transportation. txes and tolls be dedicated to transporta- uon improvements. | Other recommenda- tions include: * Build roads and transit ina way which will help attract and concentrate homes are intro- | duced. It suggests programs that encourage * carpooling and transit usuge be implement- ~ and jobs — especially in Burnaby, Coquit-. lam, New. Westminster, North Delta, North Surrey, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and Vancouver. © Concentrate first on boosting ‘overall. convenience of bus service, including “head of the queue” bypass lanes for buses '§ at bridges, and new fast “SuperBus” ser- vice on four cortidors: _Richmond- Vancouver, Coquitlam-New . Westminster, Broadway-Lougheed through Burnaby and’ Coquitlam-Vancouver. e If there is enough money to build more than one rapid transit link in the next few years, build Richmond-Vancouver first,: then Coquitlam-New Westminster and’ Broadway-Lougheed. However, if there is’ only enough money for one rapid transit link, build Coquitlam-New, Westminster, provided that the necessary land-use densi lies to support it are being developed... e Rearrange traffic flows at bridge approaches to give carpools and vanpools priority over single-occupant cars... ¢ Then give carpools and vanpools pri ority along long corridors such as sections of the Trans Canada Highway - e.g. through: diamond or “HOV" (high-occupan- cy vehicle) lanes or letting them. bypass lineups to get on the freeway. * Build new roads to handle goods} movement and travel between the Lower Mainland and the rest of B.C, and the U. Se Need more information? Copies of the documents summarized i this insert, plus the major reports contribut ing to their findings and conclusions, can be obtained from GVRD Communications and Education at a cost of $5.50 each. The Livable Region Strategy: Proposals, } August 1993 Transport 2021 Long Range Trans- portation Plan for Greater Vancouver, September 1993. Transport 2021 Medium Range Transportation Plan, October 1993 Creating Greater Vancouver's Green ¥ Zone, August 1993 Managing Greater Vancouver's Growth August 1993 Major Centres in Greater Varcouver: Current States and Policy, February. 1993 For more information, ‘please ‘cal 442-6339. t