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Surrey protests possible transit cuts
SURREY/CKNW (AM980)
Shane Woodford | Email news tips to shane.woodford@corusent.com
2/26/2013

Threatened with service cuts, Surrey residents and members of council have gathered in protest.


Almost 100 people are waving signs in the rain, opposing any transit service cutbacks.


Mayor Dianne Watts has just told the crowd any transit cuts are not acceptable.


She says the city needs more transit, not less.


Watts says Translink has given her a list of routes that could be affected by what it calls "optimization".


She says the biggest roadblock continues to be sustainable funding, an issue Watts has little hope will be solved before May's election.

 

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  1. Ron_26 posted on 02/26/2013 04:24 PM
    Once again Dianne Watts stands solidly with her constituents. Thank you Dianne.
    1. bctaxpayer posted on 02/27/2013 10:02 AM
      @Ron_26 Go tell the useless Translink Dianne those are true IDIOT'S you are talking to.Too bad these Idiot's do not have half the brains you have.
  2. taxed to death posted on 02/26/2013 05:15 PM
    Its high time the G.D. User paid for the system.....I have a vehicle to pay for and through my gas taxes and property taxes I'm already subsidizing your ride..

    You use it, you pay for it...transit fares a way to cheap for a Cadillac system....so there you go Dianne take that to the bank...double fares it cost me 800 dollars plus per month to have transportation. For those that can't afford it and especially seniors give them a pass, otherwise the vast majority can start to pay double.
    1. steves_9469 posted on 02/26/2013 06:32 PM
      @taxed to death anybody who pays 800 dollars a month to drive actually should seriously think about public transit. just saying!!
    2. Ron_26 posted on 02/26/2013 07:20 PM
      @taxed to death I agree. That's why, as one from south of the Fraser, I don't want my tax portions going to solely benefit Vancouver service at the expense of Surrey and Langley as reported on more acurate news stations.
  3. RichardF_4221 posted on 02/27/2013 08:16 AM
    If you take the bus, you should pay a little more, or accept that service cuts will happen. Why should everyone who can't get a bus to where they are going in a reasonable amount of time, or who work within walking distance of their home pay for your convenience to work in one community and live in another?
    1. AldinaI posted on 02/27/2013 02:53 PM
      @RichardF_4221 I disagree. As a daily transit user, I pay enough. Compare Vancouver's fare ($4.00 a trip) to New York ($2.00 a trip) to Paris ($1.60 a trip).

      We already pay more than enough. Translink needs to use OUR money more wisely. The three BILLION dollars the Liberals are spending on the new bridge/highway could have been spent on public transit.
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  4. Specimen Yarp posted on 02/27/2013 10:19 AM
    Don't forget that this is the same mayor that voted for, and accepted, a transit tax increase shortly after getting elected. How stupid are the people of Surrey?
  5. BrentG_5429 posted on 02/27/2013 10:24 AM
    Why not just do away with public transport all together. Those who cannot afford a car/insurance/gas/parking etc can just go on welfare and those who can, can sit on the Trans Canada parking lot and generate CO2 for an extra hour or so.
    Public Transport users rarely file claims with ICBC. If I had to drive to work each day I'd be in such a foul mood by the time I got there no one would want to work with me.
    Without public transport "taxed to death" will pay much more to use the car.
    While I don't think a high speed Maglev or even skytrain is the best answer for Surrey, there needs to be a viable alternative to the automobile.
    Effective public transport benefits everyone, not just the users.
  6. NewKat posted on 02/27/2013 10:33 AM
    It's about time Dianne Watts and all the whiners in Surrey stop to realize that they had the Skytrain system long before any of the rest of us. We have been waiting for the system in the Tri-Cities for years! and are still wating!
    You all moved out to Surrey for the cheaper housing, and expect us to pick up the tab for your commute, while we don't even have the option of the Skytrain system. Get real! You aren't the only ones in the GVRD.
    1. Ron_26 posted on 02/27/2013 11:15 AM
      @NewKat That's her point! Mayor Gregor, etc. want improvements to go to Vancouver at the expense of the rest of us. We all live where we live for what ever reason. I support improvements to your community. South of the Fraser-ites don't want more, just equal. Isn't that what you want?
    2. Dale - left coast posted on 02/27/2013 02:53 PM
      @NewKat "Skytrain in Surrey"? Yea about a mile and a half. To any thinking person . . . that is NOT a Skytrain System in Surrey.
      Skytrain is in Vancouver and Burnaby, Coquitlam and New West.
      Skytrain is broken-down 80's technlolgy that won't even run 24/7 . . . its kind of like the Vancouver Mayor . . .
      Who goes to Vancouver any more? Industry has been leaving there for decades . . . will the offices be next?
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  7. RichardF_4221 posted on 02/27/2013 04:12 PM
    comparing apples to oranges with those cities. If you don't want to pay more, you have accept some cutbacks. Just like ferries, transit is providing a service thatcosts more than it brings in. Does my pocket change cover the fuel costs? No. I often take the small gulf islan ferries for work, I'm often one of 3 or 4 cars on some of the mid day sailings.Why not cutback the trips and at leasr save fuel costs? Because the islanders demand hourly service even though they rarely use it between 10am and 4pm.
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