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Better transit link needed, chamber told

Catherine Barr

Contributing Writer

A new fast rail link to Whistler is part of Arthur
Griffiths’ Olympic-transit vision for the future.

“A four-lane (Whistler highway corridor) freeway is not in the cards,”
Griffiths said on Tuesday morning during an address to the West Vancouver
Chamber of Commerce at Hollyburn Country Club,

Griffiths spoke to the chamber about his awe latest projects: regional tran-
sit and the 2010 Winter Olympics bid.
He said that a successful’ Olympic bid will fargely depend on Vancouver's
ability to improve its existing transit system.
two projects fit together well for Griffiths, His business acumen,
sports background and community visibility have made him a key player in
both the transit debate and Olympic bid
In addition to his Olympic commitic participation, Griffiths was asked
recently by the NDP provincial government to chair a transit advisory com-
mittee on its behali. His task is to generate regional support and communi-
ty agreement on building a better overall trans
He told the breakfast. meeting thar $1.167 billion New
ninster/ Broadway corridor SkyTrain will stimulate the economy and
i tor jobs,
s, the ability ro move goods in and out of (this region) is hor-
. “Te won't get any beeter uniess vou take vehicles off the road.”
‘Transportation alternatives are also key to the 2010 Olympic bid, espe-
cially along the Whistler/Vancouver and Sea-to-Skv Highway corridor.
He said that a fast rail link serviced by a high-speed bullet train is a real
ssibility.

Griffiths added that the current rail system, which takes over nwo hours
to reach Whistler front Vancouver, will be inadequate for the Olympics. The
ym, he said, would have to make the trip in half that time.

on’t build it because of the Olympics,” he said, “Build it because there
is a real need.”
Meanwhile, Giithiths acknowledged that the Lions Gate Bridge remains a
problem for all North Shore residents.
Ive itself is a huge challenge,” he said. “But maybe it’s an oppor-

Opportunity could be realized tiroughout Vancouver, according to
Gnitiths, if and when the regions can unite on both the transit and Oly mpic
bid issues.
2 € : “They both spell economic shaping in this province,” he said,
NEWS photo Paul MeGrath Ace ording to Griffiths, the Olympic bid alone could generate ove
lion in “economic stimulation” in the region.

Be lay On | He said the estimated $970 million needed to stage the Games will be

a projected $1.2 billion in revenues.
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