“Marzox

. Shore shouid

better transit share

Dear Editor:

It seems to me that | and many others are unwilling
victims of triple taxation: bus fares have been sharply
increased to help pay for the expensive SkyTrain
component of the transit system, gasoline taxes have
been imposed in the Greater Vancouver area to help
pay for the expensive SkyTrain component of the
transit system, and a Regional Transit Levy has been
imposed to help pay for the expensive SkyTrain com-
ponent of the transit system.

North Shore residents and taxpuyers have been
waiting for many years for improvements to. the
Hastings and Cassiar problem and the Lonsdale and
Westview bottlenecks on the Upper Levels Highway,
to say nothing of a possible third crossing of Burrard
Inlet. In fact the only step taken to help alleviate traf-
fic problems to and from the North Shore within the

past 20 or 25 years was the develapment of the
SeaBus.

We are told that the North Vancouver bus depot is
to be closed down and storage and maintenance
operations transferred to Burnaby, which means extra
travelling time for both buses and drivers to and from
Burnaby to the North Shore, particularly at Cassiar
and Hastings during peak traffic hours.

Is there some logical explanation of these regional
transit levies which only go to help pay for solutions
to traffic problems in other municipalities? Why can-
not North Shore residents expect the same measure of
concern for their traffic problems that is being exhib-
ited for those other municipalities included within the
GVRD?

R. Hin
North Vancouver

‘Copter noise a nuisance

Dear Editor:

with the problem is to report every © Canada for noiye complaints.
May | add my voice to those such instance by calling 666-4916,

David Macaree

complaining of helicopter noise on — the number set aside by Transport West Vancouver

the North Shore.

In so doing, | speak for the
many who seek the peace of our
Mountains only to have it
destroyed by these magnified
horseflics. Nothing is more in-
furiating when walking a ridge or
sitting on a peak than being buzzed
by these machines with their gawk-
ing sightseers.

The nuisance is particularly bad
in the area of the Lions. In fact,
residents of Lions Bay must also
get more than their fair share of
noise given that the choppers often
do a swing around the West Lion
before returning so base via the
west side of Howe Sound.

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