Valley needs better transit alternatives
Published: July 07, 2008 6:00 PMEditor, The News:
While I understand the reasoning behind the new carbon tax, I feel it is very unfair for the provincial government to start penalizing Fraser Valley residents for using gas while not providing any rapid-transit alternatives to the city.
People in Vancouver have SkyTrain and a well-developed transit system and can switch over to transit or bicycles with little inconvenience.
We in the Southern Fraser Valley have to use our cars to travel from city to city because there is no viable alternative provided.
If it’s not too early to slap a carbon tax on us and start taking our money then it’s not too soon for politicians to start acting on reviving and upgrading the light rail line so that people can have an affordable alternative to get to work and visit family members in other cities.
Let’s face it, the gas prices are going to keep going up and it’s going to be increasingly difficult to get around.
If we act now, we can avoid a transportation crisis and prevent our economy and mobility from coming to a standstill.
John Welsh
Abbotsford
