S Urban associaton fingers mid. Burrard route

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* NORTH Vancouver District's vision
“for the Lions Gate Bridge Is on the
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committee chalmyan for the
Downtown Vancouver Assoclations,
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Vancouver and the North Shore must begin now
80 {t can be properly Ineorporated into fand use
nd Teglonal Aransportat on planning issues

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ridge,’ but: the: “aglig span ‘isn
place to solve the transportation problens,’’
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; reject’ the imposition of a tol
,to'fund, improvements: to th
First Nairows crossing

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‘and Highway.99 at the Fraser Rivers oy

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“used to be North Vancouver Distelet Mayor Don
(Hell's amdlord,
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Properties ti dawntawn and former” North
, Minieouver reshdent, curently runs Parkgite
Consultants,

“billon-dollar ranges

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committer
«private, with tail paying for consteneton, :

the Vancouver International Airport,
Caruth sald that most Importantly, the phin«
he Lions Gate -,, Sills an Ynevitable.third crossing.”
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conflict tomorrow.”
The association's members range from al)
‘4 outlets to botels and: insurance’ outlets: Hea
hitters such as Sam Belgberg and Stanley Kwo
ait on the association's board of governors, :
hit Boname, ‘husband - of West, Vancoty
Mayor Pat Boname’ and recent federal Liberal
candidate, is on'the association's advisory board:
“A mid-harbor crossing is not‘a new Idea, but
one that seems to be gaining some momentum.
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fate « Bridge chet calel a Is titled
of. 5 choices ¢ led forg tunel or

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he three North Shore’ «bones
can ‘meet. together: again and”
form a proposal the provinelal .,
Ministry 0 ‘Transportation and: °
Highways can accept. She also
aa ‘the “discussion © shoutd *
niclude , - representatives.

Vancouver: sity, not just, the.
Vancouver Park Board":

“across the Second Narrows for

“We, could: have“as.two-
Jptiered transportation system,”
he said. *

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Hnnel crossings but guesses It vould land Inthe =

He expeets planning: forthe tunnel t0.be ye
ernment finding anda repional >
‘Tunnel construction waukl be.

© Caruth expeets stteh a bridge would be mane
4 ed by an authority shvilar tothe ond operating

ning for a tunnel begins linmediatet for what he.
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We should’ plan it today: in onder to avold 4

2 that if a ‘all were: ‘in plac on .
‘the . First, Narrows ~ cross ting.
‘workers with lower: incomes
‘would drive ,their! Chevrolets

free while drivers “in. more.”
expensive cars, would ‘pay the es
‘toll to cross at First Narrows, ' |”.

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