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> Of all the Canadian transit systems I've used... Vancouver's is without a doubt... the best I'm guessing you don't live in the suburbs or attend UBC (or, God

> Of all the Canadian transit systems I've used... Vancouver's is without a doubt... the best I'm guessing you don't live in the suburbs or attend UBC (or, God forbid, both at the same time). While I agree that transit functions very well in the core part of the city, lack of rapid transit out to the University is a conspicuous weakness -- the 15-km commute from East Van takes over an hour by transit. With a tram or SkyTrain line it could be a third of that. Also, much of Surrey (whose population will exceed Vancouver's within a decade) is very far from any SkyTrain station. To be fair, Burnaby and New West at least are well-served by fast transit. I think Toronto's Go Train serves commuters better than anything in Vancouver. Montreal has a similar light-rail system which I've used a few times. In general, though, I agree with you. Vancouver has a solid transit system that could be even better with more funding, and a $500k CEO salary is neither excessive nor relevant to the argument. I'll be voting yes.

acrooks 12y ago
I do attend UBC, but I live in the city, so I do not suffer from the poor transit out in Coquitlam or Surrey. Building the UBC subway would certainly help the usage in the suburbs though. It would completely replace the 99, and reduce demand on some of the other east-west routes, likely freeing up more than 100 articulated buses and their drivers. Go Transit has a good system but it's comes at a cost. For example - Langley to UBC is the same distance as Hamilton to Toronto. If you're a student, doing that roundtrip on Translink is $35 a month (U-Pass), whereas the Go Bus is $300 (PRESTO card). (If you're not a student it's $200 / $400).