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JIRING REPORTER Should a new bridge-acc

Julie
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ingutring
reporter

IF you build it, they will come... That’s the sentiment
expressed by protectionist North Shore residents, who don’t
want to open the gates, in this case the Lions Gate, to the
migrating hordes. If we make North and West Vancouver
too 2ccessible, they argue, the hillsides will be razed to be
replaced by new development inhabited by families taxing
our over-burdened schools and municipal services. Eco-con-
scious commuters agree but for different reasons: a bridge
with the capacity to carry an increased traffic volume to and

~~ from the North Shore does nothing to help people kick their

auto addiction. But clearly a solution must be found, and long-suffering drivers have
been in limbo long enough. We asked you: “Should a new Burrard Inlet crossing allow
for a substantial increase in. traffic volume to and trom the North Shore?”

Horseshoe Bay

SHORE DEMOGRAPHICS

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11%

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Norgate/Pembenton Heights
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Central and Upper Lonsdale

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idge/Deep Cove
weenecccenenscenecnsonse 60.5%

28.4%

11.1%

Emily Henry

Chilliwack

Yes, big time. There’s so much
congestion. | commute from
Chilliwack every day and a lot
of people are coming from fur-
ther out — there’s bedroom
communities now and they
just can’t afford to live on the
North Shore.

Ryan Murfitt

North Vancouver ;
Yes. I think the new bridge
should allow more traffic and
I think they should keep the
old bridge because it’s 2 isnd-
mark.

Jetty Veltmeyer

North Vancouver

I think we should have a tunnel.
and if we get more people, 50
what? We get more people. We
don’t want to become isolated
from the rest of Vancouver. The
government is giving a: token
$70 million ‘but they're ‘not
tealiy doing anything. oS

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uncil recently embarked on a new initiative in
transportation, by establishing a citizen's commitiee
to focus on public transit, rapid transit and the road
network system to, from and within North Vancouver,
and to advise Council on regional and municipal
transportation issues.

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