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Proposed third crossing

should be for Skytrain

Dear Editor:

A third crossing of Burrard Inlet
is foolish and wasteful if it is a
conventional automobile bridge.

If any additional crossing is to
be considered, it should be an
ALRT type for the Skytrain.
Skytrain is an investment in and a
commitment to the future, both
economically and environmentally,
whereas highways expenditures in
the urban setting are a short-
sighted indulgence in the selfish
desires of the bulk of singie-
driver-occupied cars on the roads.

No need

Dear Editor:

The North Shore doesn’t need a
. third crossing, if we all could find
a-reason to give: up. driving to
work. ©

- Suppose one “Monday morning
everyone decided to take the tran-
sit system. It’s obvious what would
happer..
. The. ‘transit. system would
‘become ‘paralyzed and many peo-
ple .would.have to book off sick
for the day. For. many companies
there:

“would be an extreme loss of
labor hours, especially if this idea
lasted for two or more days.

Certainly this type of event
would be noticed. Perhaps if we
were all really serious about giving
up driving to work, money might
become available for two new
Seabuses.

New and up-to-date transit buses
would have to be purchased and

- added to the system to handle the
pressure. Skytrain construction
would be increased to cope with
the new demand.

Money .wouid have to become
available for these things, because
we'd all decided that we're serious-
fy not going. to drive our cars to
. work anymore.

If all of you who read this can
visualize this kind of idea, then
you have the ability to put the idea
in place and try it. This is not a

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SOLE COMFORT
ay,

Happy Feet are Here Again

Consider the true costs of car
ownership: gasoline, parking,
maintenance, insurance and, if the

would fill volumes of financial
ledgers.
Consider all of this carefully and

vehicle is financed, interest then ask yourself if Skytrain is re-
charges. Beyond these are the ally all that expensive. The price at
staggering hidden costs: building first glance does appear high, but

and maintenance of roads neatly
hidden in our taxes, police
presence to tweak our conscious-
ness into responsibility, and the
fire, ambulance and emergency
crews needed to clean up after our
‘momentary lapses of reason.’ The
consequent medical ccsts of caring
for offenders and innocents alike

for third

time to be lazy about the environ-
ment and its health.

at the very least it is an ‘‘upfront,’’
responsible and calculable estimate
with a proven, if long-term,
payback.

Personally, 1 say no to another
automobile crossing of Burrard In-
et.

Ernest E. Hooker
Surrey

crossing

Phillip J. Petrik
Norti Vancouver

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