transit
Kiss your current U-Pass subsidies goodbye
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1934" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo Credit: Brandon Hillier[/caption] The U-Pass program has been extremely beneficial for students all over the Lower Mainland, but with the ongoing transit referendum, the future of the program may be at risk. According to the U-Pass website, and from an SFU City Conversations event I was part of with the chief negotiator for the program, the current contract with TransLink for our U-Pass prices ends next April and will need to be re-negotiated. However, if the referendum does not result in a ‘yes’ vote, the U-Pass program may likely cease to exist. As students, it…
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Everything you need to know about the upcoming transit referendum
February 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_551" align="alignnone" width="940"] Illustrations by Esther Chang[/caption] Between March 16 and May 29, voters in Metro Vancouver will have the option to vote “yes” or “no” in the upcoming transit and transportation referendum. As is expected with any decision…
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Voters must realize that TransLink is not on the transit plebiscite
February 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_590" align="alignnone" width="887"] Image Credit: Talha Qadir[/caption] As you are probably already aware, the transportation funding plebiscite is fast approaching and both sides of the debate are actively trying to win your vote. The ‘no’ side, championed by the…
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Move over, manspreading: there’s a new agent of patriarchy in town
February 16, 2015There are few places as prone to displays of bullshit male entitlement as public transit. Whether it’s an overcrowded bus, a SkyTrain car, or even the SeaBus, they’re all incubators for patriarchy — and that’s never been more evident than…
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Metro Vancouverites to vote on transit tax
February 2, 2015In the upcoming transit referendum, Metro Vancouver residents will have the opportunity to vote on a transit tax that would increase the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) by 0.5 per cent. The referendum, if passed, would allow for improvements in transportation…
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Vote ‘yes’ for the Regional Congestion Improvement Tax
February 2, 2015On March 16, ballots will be mailed out to registered Metro Vancouver voters, asking them to vote on an investment plan for the Mayors’ Transportation and Transit Plan. The Transportation Plan promises key transportation upgrades in the region, including extension…
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Board Shorts
January 30, 2015SFSS backs transit referendum At the latest SFSS Board of Directors’ meeting, the board moved to officially support the ‘yes’ vote on the upcoming Metro Vancouver transit referendum. The referendum, if passed, would fund plans to improve transit infrastructure, including…
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Satellite Signals
September 22, 2014Woodward's SFU Woodward’s held a free seminar in the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema last Wednesday on Vancouver’s reputation as one of the most liveable cities. ‘Healthy cities’ expert Gil Peñalosa led the lecture to inform and educate the public about how…
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Translink service changes
September 10, 2012By Alison Roach This semester, Translink finally heard our desperate pleas, and has rolled out a few changes to provide better service up and down Burnaby Mountain. In addition to the regular higher seasonal service levels that have been reinstated…
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