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In article <1993Feb17.173004.29729@mikejag.wimsey.bc.ca> steve@mikejag.wimsey.bc.ca (Steve (PrettyBoy) Barclay) writes:
>Tony, Tony, Tony, WAKE UP!  As a person who does artisan type deliveries in
>a small truck, who works on the North Shore, lives in Vancouver, and delivers
>to all over the lower mainland, I would be out of business if your toll
>scheme went into effect!
>

 Sorry Steve.  I don't feel that in the case of having tolls that high the
commercial traffic should be paying the full rate.  That idea is designed
for the individual motorist who uses his/her car to get downtown to work
when it really isn't necessary.  The idea is to charge the driver of the
automobile the same as the person who uses a more environmentaly friendly
method.  Maybe commercial vehicles could purchase a yearly pass as it is
obviously not very efficient to deliver small parcels let alone households
of furniture in the bus.

The thrust of this idea Steve is to do more than just pay for the refit of
one bridge, it is to help defray the cost of improving the public transit
system so that more people will find it convenient.  Having lived on the
North Shore for many years I am well aware of the lack of decent public
transit service -- why do you think I moved onto the campus.

If you want to get an idea of how bad the pollution is getting, drive up to
SFU one day and take a look to south.  The prominent feature is the orange-
brown cloud of smog.  I can remember, when I did my first degree up here
in the late seventies when the view was beautiful and the gulf islands
stood out -- now -- you have to strain to see them.

The fact is like everything else, we will have to pay the price sooner or 
later and it's always cheaper to do it sooner        .
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