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113 votes
Point taken that adjusting costs of different travel modes to support more sustainable choices is a good idea. The City will continue to review parking fees to better reflect street value and market demand, and the Greenest City Plan adds a more explicit environmental lense to this work. Transit fares fall outside City jurisdiction, and there are multiple factors to consider. Fares are an important revenue source for TransLink; at the same time, it is important that prices are affordable and equitable.
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Have you seen the total Parking tax now? It is more than 50% which is more like highway robbery than a tax.
If you want cheaper transit tickets it is time to bring the vehicle tax idea back to include even EVs , Hybrids and bicycles. Then the improper transit tax on property can be removed. One home will usually have more than one vehicle so revenues will be increased.
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An ongoing process. Many of the City’s recent initiatives (e.g. downtown separated bike lane trial, additional traffic calming on existing routes) work towards this vision. The draft Greenest City action plan will support this idea, and include directions to help inform the upcoming transportation plan update and new active transportation plan.
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To get vehicles and bikes apart do not put bike lanes on main roads.
Put them on the side streets like the bike route on Ontario st. Does anyone really like cycling next to vehicle traffic with all the fumes and then a Diesel tourist bus comes by spewing tons of black smoke. Blehh -
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How can building concrete highrises all over Vancouver be considered Green even if they LEED. More people in a small space will use more enegy, water, sewage, garbage than a small number of people in a large space.
ECO density is a marketing scam for the small minded. There is nothing green about concrete, look at all the concrete sidewalks.
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214 votes
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For many a paper receipt is need. The cost of going to paperless too costly.
Many companies currently are providing receipts that print in a smaller font.
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Transit (and transit fares!) are controlled by TransLink, not the city. Having said that, reducing or eliminating transit fares is an interesting idea.
Unfortunately it’s not very feasible, at least as TransLink is currently funded. Unlike most North American cities, Vancouver’s transit problems aren’t due to a lack of demand but rather a lack of capacity. Anyone who’s ever tried to squeeze onto one of our busy buses or trains knows this all too well — there isn’t enough space even when people have to pay, let alone accommodate the additional demand that would be created if transit were free. Compare this to cities with fare-free zones, which are typically struggling for increase demand, and which typically have (a) less frequent service and/or (b) plenty of extra capacity to accommodate more riders.
In Vancouver, we need to provide more transit capacity to meet existing demand — and a LOT more…
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The vehicle tax idea should be brought back and so it can include the tax on low and non petro fueled vehicles such as bicycles, EVs and Hybrids. These do not pay a gas tax or less gas tax which goes towards road maintenance. More people paying tax may one day achieve a less expensive fare system for transit.
At the same time get rid of translink's improper tax on property tax. One home can most likely has more than one vehicle so a vehicle tax is more likely to increase tax revenue.
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Sounds like some people want to live back in the days of the Wild West. Horses for transportation wooden sidewalks and muck everywhere when it rains. If you really want wooden sidewalks get a petition going with your neighbors.
