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Translink on track to save millions despite corporate costs forecast to increase
VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980)
Alison Bailey Email news tips to alison.bailey@corusent.com
2/2/2013

The Vice-Chair of the Translink Mayor's Council says he thinks Translink has lived up to its responsibility as best as it can, of acting to find efficiencies.

This after the release of a report from Translink commissioner Martin Crilly on the progress made in finding between 40 and 60 million dollars in cost savings over the next three years.

"We still need a long-term funding strategy that meets the vision for the region, that looks at not only maintaining the services we have but also expanding them to meet the needs of growth that we're gonna be seeing in the coming decade," says Peter Fassbender.

The Commission has concluded the Transit Authority is on track to meet the challenge of finding the savings, and says Translink will meet that goal if it stays the course.

It says among the improvements made, is tighter bus scheduling without affecting service to the public.

But, it adds corporate costs are to increase sharply.


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  1. ChrisM_18 posted on 02/02/2013 07:52 AM
    I've got two suggestions that would save even more money

    1Reduce the extra pay that execs receive for attending meetings to $100. Per hour.

    2 stop providing the execs with company cars. Make them take the transit system or taxis to their meetings !!
    1. TonyB_0924 posted on 02/02/2013 09:39 AM
      @ChrisM_18 NO no leave the pay for attending meetings where it is but get rid of their monthly salary NO MORE DOUBLY DIPPING
  2. WayneM_9172 posted on 02/02/2013 10:55 AM
    Oh the history of Transit. I stopped the midnight goul rides on Hastings.
    I carried the 4 X 8 sign around Vancouver during your transit strike saying Free Train Forever and i was almost mobbed with applause, not platitudes.
    The Macdonald WW2 bus schedule still probably on time despite all riders alternate opinions.
    In this BC Interior town, we get frustrated waiting more than 30 seconds in traffic.
    I am the only person on a bicycle in this town during the winter but i have to dodge your BC drivers even in my small Volks Rabbit..
    Why don't all drivers here go get a front wheel alignment, turning their wheels inward for a snowplow effect for more control when they slalom through every intersection.
    But back to transit, you have enough raw materials and idle labour to build a state of the art Mag Lev across Canada but you are small thinkers?
    1. Ken280 posted on 02/03/2013 11:16 PM
      @WayneM_9172 That is too much for most of these thinkers here,I am from a mountain town in the interior also. Yes we could all have it very good if we became a united country and worked for the betterment of it's people not for the betterment of corporations and a few individuals to make mega millions,CEO's taking millions as a bonus.yes what we have we sold it out to the lowest bidder.To let us work cheap for the few to make millions!
  3. BY_7463 posted on 02/02/2013 12:41 PM
    The Vice-Chair of translink says "He Thinks translink has lived up as best it can". Wow if that ain't a corker. I could play the kids game of hooookey, baseball, football, basketball etc etc as best I could too. But nobody would hire me. Don't these clowns ever think one step ahead of of flapping their lips??????????
  4. commonsense posted on 02/03/2013 02:43 PM
    This sounds like the couple that go grocery shopping and buy 3 years worth of diapers because they are saving money by purchasing more. We spent less per by buying more.

    Oh, translink, you spin like Ken280.
    1. Ken280 posted on 02/03/2013 11:20 PM
      @commonsense Oh! please, Thumper Joe will spin you like a top next time you go by and take a seat!You know that horny old grouse can't handle it when you talk dirty!Go NDP Go
  5. speakup posted on 02/04/2013 12:13 PM
    WHAT corporate costs are INCREASEING SHARPLY?????
    What does that mean???
    Raises for the VIPS and useless deadwood on top?

    And HOW - EXCATLY - is service NOT affected if the other NW story reported they have increased service to busy areas and decreased to others............Are they ONLY saying the Center of the Universe (BLANDcouver) will not be affected??

    Horrible reporting and what a JOKE of a commission conclusion.
    Are we expected to accept this as a real and professional statement???
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