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posed budget is for buses,
while only 11% of Lower
Mainland residents use public
transportation.

North Vancouver District
Coun, Ernie Crist, one af the
few speakers to say he was
somewhat supportive of the
plan. also said more funds
should be forthcoming trom
the federal government. He
said Ottawa collects $3 billion
for transportation fram the
region and returns only $300
milion. TransLink chairman
Gordon Puil is spearheading
an eHort to get more money
from the federal government
for transportation.

TransLink was not clear
about how much of its Si4
million five-year budget would
be spent on the North Shore,
prompting some — speakers,
including North Vancouver
City Mayor Barbara Sharp, to
say the North Shore would be
subsidizing the service expan-
sion of other regions.

Clive Rock, manager of
strategic planning — tor
TransLink, said there was
probably not a proportionate
amount of increased service
planned for the North Shore
because of the slower project-
ed population growth.

Former West Vancouver
councillor Russ Fraser suggest-
ed at least 50% of board mem-
bers should be people from
the private sector with experi-
ence in running a major trans-
portation company, and not
just politicians. He also sug-
gested doing away with
AirCare, which eats up $20
million 2 year to administer, as
newer cars rarely dail the emis-

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A few speakers criticized
TransLink’s plan for tts
emphasis on finance and
neglecting its focus on trans:
portation planning.

For the North Shore, pri-
arities include improving
SeaBus service at peak hours
and looking at additional ferry

re Shuttle servi

services from Seymour, Bowen
IMand and Deep Cove.

Bur Glen Lester,
TransLink’s manager of imple-
Mentation planning, said there
is no additional SeaBus vessel
planned for the next tive vears.

An upgrade to the outdat-
ed and overcrowded — bus
garage on 3rd Street in North

Vancouver is planned, as are
more cross-town services: for
the North Shore.

There will also be commu:
nity service shuttles intro-

duced on the east side of

North Vancouver as well as in
parts of West Vancouver.

Plan highlights for 2000:
@ improve service between

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B double midday service and
early evening service (from
every 30 minutes to every 15
minutes) on buses across the
Lions Gate Bridge into down-
town Vancouver;

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service period service beaween
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