Given it is the British Columbia Provincial Elections on 14 May, I thought I should outline some of the latest developments in debate over the past six months.
The NowNewspaper reports on how Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts thinks road pricing would be a fair and equitable way to raise revenue for public transport in Vancouver. She suggests to radio station CKNW that it could replace property tax and reduce fuel tax.
Delta Mayor Lois Jackson also says it might be fairer than property taxes, but it hasn't been researched enough. The Delta Optimist reports that she is less than impressed by proposals for more property taxes to pay for Vancouver public transport.
The Globe and Mail reports that Richard Walton, the chairman of the TransLink mayors’ council, says that road pricing has to be a new way of funding, not an additional tax.
Delta Mayor Lois Jackson also says it might be fairer than property taxes, but it hasn't been researched enough. The Delta Optimist reports that she is less than impressed by proposals for more property taxes to pay for Vancouver public transport.
The Globe and Mail reports that Richard Walton, the chairman of the TransLink mayors’ council, says that road pricing has to be a new way of funding, not an additional tax.
The Vancouver Sun reported on how the Mayors of Vancouver's boroughs rejected a property tax increase to pay for public transport.
I will report shortly about the outcome and what lies ahead for British Columbia in road pricing.
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