What Will COPE Do to Tackle the City's Gridlock?
Posted November 7th, 2008
Leading up to the Nov. 15 election, the Minute will highlight the policy solutions of the three major parties on affordable housing, citizen engagement and transportation. In this installment, the Coalition of Progressive Electors outlines their plans for improving public transit and cycling.
The Public Mood: According to an Ipsos-Reid survey released by the city this past September, 39 per cent of residents surveyed want elected officials to take action on transportation, with 17 per cent citing poor quality public transit as their number one transportation problem.
The COPE Slogan: Transit for everyone
Vancouver Facts: By comparing transportation benchmarks between 1996 and 2006, the city's engineering services determined that walking trips in the city increased by 44 per cent, cycling trips by 180 per cent, and public transit use by 20 per cent. In that same period, the number of vehicles entering the city decreased by 10 per cent.
The COPE Solution: COPE will create a free bus service that includes Downtown and the Broadway corridor between Main St. and Burrard St., promote the creation of an affordable public bicycle rental system, make one lane on Burrard St. Bridge available for bicycles, provide for a system of secure storage and other cyclist-oriented amenities at transit hubs, demand that TransLink create a fare review process that includes an advisory panel of user groups, community organizations, transit operators and other stakeholders, and extend the $45 annual transit pass used by low-income recipients to all senior citizens. Click here for details.
Leading up to the Nov. 15 election, the Minute will highlight the policy solutions of the three major parties on affordable housing, citizen engagement and transportation. In this installment, the Coalition of Progressive Electors outlines their plans for improving public transit and cycling.The Public Mood: According to an Ipsos-Reid survey released by the city this past September, 39 per cent of residents surveyed want elected officials to take action on transportation, with 17 per cent citing poor quality public transit as their number one transportation problem.
The COPE Slogan: Transit for everyone
Vancouver Facts: By comparing transportation benchmarks between 1996 and 2006, the city's engineering services determined that walking trips in the city increased by 44 per cent, cycling trips by 180 per cent, and public transit use by 20 per cent. In that same period, the number of vehicles entering the city decreased by 10 per cent.
The COPE Solution: COPE will create a free bus service that includes Downtown and the Broadway corridor between Main St. and Burrard St., promote the creation of an affordable public bicycle rental system, make one lane on Burrard St. Bridge available for bicycles, provide for a system of secure storage and other cyclist-oriented amenities at transit hubs, demand that TransLink create a fare review process that includes an advisory panel of user groups, community organizations, transit operators and other stakeholders, and extend the $45 annual transit pass used by low-income recipients to all senior citizens. Click here for details.