Ep 246

Guest: Kevin Desmond

Headline: Addressing our Transportation Needs

 

If you can’t move, you are a prisoner. No one likes to sit in traffic. But, how do you move more people on transportation corridors that are already full at peak times? That is the question Translink is asking all of us in the Greater Vancouver area to help them address.

 

The transit authority just released Transport 2050 with the aim of asking users to contribute ideas based on their experiences here and from other places they know or have experienced. The idea is to consolidate those suggestions, package them up and then present them to all of us for additional input. Translink plans on going to the public for input three times before presenting its plan to the Mayor’s council.

 

Desmond points out that because Translink is more than just Skytrain, buses and seabuses they are seeking input from drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. We invited Translink CEO Kevin Desmond to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the transportation authorities long range plan to meet the needs of the region over the next three decades.

 

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