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wahyinghung 01-08-2009 08:07 AM

Day to announce new transit vehicles
 
Federal Minister of International Trade Stockwell Day will be in Metro Vancouver today to announce funding for a variety of new transit vehicles, including buses and SkyTrain cars, and to re-announce the addition of a third SeaBus vessel.

Federal money for the vehicles comes in part from the Gas Tax Fund, which is administered by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.

On Wednesday, TransLink spokesman Drew Snider said some of the vehicles, such as a new $25-million SeaBus and some of the new buses, have already been announced or delivered.
For example, he said, 44 new buses that were paid for as part of the federal fund were recently allocated to North Vancouver routes.

Many of the buses provide increased accessibility for seniors and people with disabilities.

"It's a chance to give some acknowledgement to the fact that the federal government and the UBCM have been very instrumental in bringing these together," Snider said of today's event, which will take place at the SeaBus maintenance facility in North Vancouver.

Snider added that Day, who is also the minister responsible for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, will make additional new announcements discussing vehicles that will be added to the TransLink fleet in the coming few years as a result of new commitments from the federal fund.

Snider would not go into specifics about the new vehicles, but said the dollar figure for the entire announcement will be "big."

British Columbia can access $483 million through the Gas Tax Fund between 2007 and 2010, a federal government website says, and an additional $1 billion from 2010 to 2014.

This does not include money the province can access through the federal Building Canada Fund, which comprises $1 billion in funding for infrastructure projects in B.C.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/n...741b0f&k=93976

roastpuff 01-08-2009 08:15 AM

Now the question is... can these buses handle snow? :P

Gt-R R34 01-08-2009 08:36 AM

the question is: does translink now have money to not be in debt and finding new taxes out of thin air?

trdees 01-08-2009 10:23 AM

the question is: can they stop fucking sucking

hotjoint 01-08-2009 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by trdees (Post 6212743)
the question is: can they stop fucking sucking

nah, no amount of money will solve that problem.

hk20000 01-08-2009 10:49 AM

the question is: Why North Van?

jimmerz 01-08-2009 11:04 AM

cause baller ppl live in north van and the govt must keep the baller ppl happy so they can keep having fancy lunches and dinners together

kawloonprince 01-09-2009 10:16 AM

That doesn't make sense. Why would 'ballers' rely on public service in the first place.

k2_alpha 01-09-2009 10:57 AM

^it makes them feel more green when they take the bus one time out of the year

rev5325 01-18-2009 04:36 PM

they should have more express-type buses

tonyvu 01-18-2009 04:41 PM

i hope they have more #49 busses. So sick of waiting for like 4 busses because everything gets full.

jimmerz 01-18-2009 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyvu (Post 6231365)
i hope they have more #49 busses. So sick of waiting for like 4 busses because everything gets full.

yes, i think 49 is too neglected
sure in mid day the ridership is almost non existent but mornings and afternoons its BUSY AS HELL

hence i dont bus to langara any more

Speed2K 01-18-2009 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trdees (Post 6212743)
the question is: can they stop fucking sucking

Doubt it! Translink likes to spend money they don't even have! :mad:

tamiya_s2000 01-18-2009 06:02 PM

translink suck... its not much cheaper than having ur own BEATER in many ways + u get more flexibility w/ ur own car n all
n they take forever to come by

lilaznviper 01-18-2009 06:10 PM

they should get some more long buses on the routes at go near a school


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