“20- Wednesday, December 16, 1998 — North Shore News

N.S. bus system pushed

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constructing an agenda for a North Shore transit

plan was emphasized by ceveral councillors, “It's

essential that we speak with a united voice,” said
North Van District Coun) Ernie Crist. “The
ther members of the GVEA know what they're

“going to. do — we'd better get on with i”

Added Williams, “Vancouver kero: what they
want, and they’ re going aheads (IP we're net
caret), what you're gbing to get on the GVTA
is what Vancouver wants.”

oo One sticking point amongst North Shore
councils may be the potential integration of the
region’s transit neavork, West Vancouver's long:
running and highly sufccessful Blue Bus system is

the envy of its neighbours, and is seen as a blue-
print by the GVTA for the future of other munie-

‘ ipal bus services,

or North Vancouver councils would relish the
Opportunity to break free from BC Transit.

i Wednesday’ '§ meeting, several councillors: s

“out in favour ofa North Shore-wide transit sys
_tem’— not feast because of the. extra parking
“capacity at West Vancouver Transit’ s Lloyd Street
| bus garage.
va. “E do. believe: the ‘best’ system would be a

North’ Shore , system,” said: North Vancouver:

District Mayor Don Bell. “We'd like to achieve
that kind of pride of ownership thar your com-
-Munity has.
“Lthink it would, be most’ desirable if this
whole region were one integrated system,” said
‘Wiliams.: “You could get-on 1 the bus i in 1 West

Vancouver, amd it woul! be the s same in North’
Vancouver.”

But Boname is not convinced. Tira Now 23
Jeter to Jack Loucks, the West Vangouver mayor
said, “We beliewe it is too simplistic ta suggest
that because of the success of Che Blue Bus it -
automatically follows that one Larger operating
entity would better serve the public transit needs
of North Shore residents."

‘Phere were several issttes the assembled coun:
cillors agree on, however, The lack of com-
prehensive bus services between North and West
Vancouver Was a major concern = as was the
provision of services to oulying areas such ay

Mount Seymour, “You ‘can’t be parochial if you

want to havea good bus systent,” said North Van
City Coun, Stella Jo Dean. “An cast-west bus
system would be good for West Vancouverites —
how do they get to Li fons Gate Hospital now, for
instance?”

City Coun, Barbara Sharp queried the logic
ofa zoning system thar forces travellers berween
Lonsdale Quay and Vancouver to pay a two-zane
fare. “To me,” she said, “the true test of a trans:
port system i s cheap, if it’s sate, and ifsome-
one front a foreign country can use it. It’s not
fike that at all here, We’ ve : got to have consisten-
cy for locals and tourists.”

Williams, meanwhile, was not alone in recog:

-niding the ultimate importance of environmen-

tally-friendly modes of transport, “Unless we get °
smaller buses, and provide better transportation,

‘we're never going to get people out of their

cars,” he said.”

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