January 30th, 2020 – Joel Ballard/CBC News “I cannot imagine what my post-secondary education experience would have been if I did not have my U-Pass,” said UBC graduate Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale and parliamentary secretary for TransLink. “This kind of …
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Improvements to Upper Levels Highway explored
December 13th, 2019 – Grant Cameron/Journal of Commerce Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale who has been outspoken on the need for improvements and initiated the INSTPP, said area residents are frustrated by the piecemeal approach past governments have taken …
TransLink looks at electric SeaBus options
December 12th, 2019 – Brent Richter/North Shore News As part of the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project, the province has already begun studying the feasibility of a rapid transit link across Burrard Inlet. The final report is expected in …
Upper Levels highway to get first major study
November 12th, 2019 – Brent Richter/North Shore News “You will spend hundreds of millions dollars or billions of dollars on one area – maybe you upgrade one interchange, or you add one 10-lane bridge – where you deal with one …
New Hugo Ray multi-use path connects North and West Vancouver
November 8th, 2019 – Ben Bengston/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma, who spearheaded last year’s Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project that emphasized developing more multi-use paths, touted the importance of creating more safe cycling infrastructure. “I’m really excited to …
BC government launches study to improve North Shore’s Upper Levels Highway
November 7th, 2019 – Kenneth Chan, Daily Hive “Co-ordinated, long-term action plans, like the one developed by the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project, help us move forward as a region,” said Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale, in a statement. …
B.C. government selects firm to study North Shore-to-Vancouver rapid transit line
October 3rd, 2019 – Jon Azpiri and Sean Boynton/Global News “Everything’s on the table,” said North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma, who chairs the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project. “This study is going to be the first comprehensive study into …
In the City That Ride-Hailing Forgot, Change Is Coming
Laura Bliss/Citylab – September 17th, 2019 It is also intended to create safer conditions for passengers, said Bowinn Ma, a provincial legislator representing North Vancouver-Lonsdale area and the chair of a committee that advises regulations set by the Passenger Transportation …
Federal funding for new North Shore traffic study will support case for rapid transit
This study will nicely complement the work that has been done through the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project (INSTPP) and the fixed-link rapid transit feasibility study and we are thrilled to welcome the Government of Canada’s contributions. For years, the fabled …
ICBC launching telematics pilot project to improve driving behaviour
July 30th, 2019 – Richard Zussman/Global News “We’re looking for ways to improve auto insurance in B.C. and this pilot is just one of the many actions government and ICBC are taking to do that,” MLA Bowinn Ma said. “This …