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Jennifer Saltman, Vancouver Sun – May 4, 2018 The 42-year-old Waterfront SeaBus station will be seismically upgraded and expanded as part of TransLink’s maintenance and repair program. The improvements to the station were announced this morning. “Our customers tell …
Waterfront SeaBus terminal to get over-40 facelift
By Jane Seyd, North Shore News May 4th, 2018 – On Friday, TransLink announced plans for a $17-million midlife update to the terminal, which 17,000 North Shore commuters and visitors pass through each day. Four escalator replacements, one elevator replacement …
MLA Ma’s Ambitious Plan to Find a Collective Transit Solution
By Gagandeep Ghuman, Global Canadian April 24th, 2018, A transit bus making its way from Phibbs Exchange to Lions Gate would have to pass through Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure jurisdiction, then move into District of North Vancouver along Main Street, …
SULLIVAN: Could our traffic snarl finally turn into a smile?
Jan 19, 2018 – Paul Sullivan, North Shore News I was sitting in traffic on the Upper Levels Highway the other day … It’s a perpetual state, like the January weather forecast. Like some rain? Anyway, it was on or …
B.C. ride-hailing report makes 32 recommendations to pave way for regulations
By The Canadian Press, Times Colonist Feb 15th, 2018 – Ride-hailing is on its way to British Columbia after the online services received the unanimous support of an all-party committee of the legislature on Thursday. The committee made 32 recommendations to …
Provincial, Federal and Municipal Governments launch North Shore Transportation Planning Project
NORTH VANCOUVER – New Democrat MLA Bowinn Ma is making transportation issues in the North Shore one of her top priorities as the provincial representative for North Vancouver-Lonsdale. Ma has gathered support for an Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project, which brings together …
North Shore traffic woes get provincial support from local MLA
By Maryse Zeidler, CBC News January 9th, 2018 – Traffic and transportation woes on Metro Vancouver’s North Shore are getting provincial attention in the form of a project aimed at bringing the region’s mayors and leaders together to tackle the issue. NDP MLA Bowinn Ma, Parliamentary …
MLAs lobby for extended weekend SeaBus hours
By Brent Richter, North Shore News Jan 8th, 2018 – North Vancouver-Lonsdale NDP MLA Bowinn Ma and North Vancouver-Seymour Liberal MLA Jane Thornthwaite have both released letters to TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond arguing the SeaBus should be given the same consideration. …
Ride-hailing firms will make their case to all-party legislative committee in Vancouver
By Charlie Smith, The Georgia Straight Jan 8th, 2018 – The committee will hear from Uber and others during a daylong session in the 320 Strategy Room at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue (580 West Hastings Street). In November, the legislature …