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Originally Posted by ssiguy
BC Ferries refuses to implement passenger-only as they make a lot of money on the cars.
Even if the Massey Tunnel can handle the traffic {and with the tolls planned for it will be a real cash cow for the province which is probably why they are doing this in the first place} but how do they get thru Vancouver to the North Shore, Burnaby or downtown?
Also, due to them building the SFPR both under capacity and full of stop lights it won't be able to handle the traffic either.
Also there are a lot of walk-ons that use transit especially in the summer. How will they be served. you can't have them on buses to the Canada Line as it is already over capacity and has no extra room to spare especially with people with lots of luggage and camping gear.
BC is deliberately running BC Ferries into the ground. The more they cut service or make it more difficult to use, the lower the ridership and that gives them an excuse to further cut the service. Gabriola Island has had it's service cut so badly that the real estate market is in complete collapse. They actually stopped all ferry service after 9:00 pm, meaning you can't even go to a movie in Nanaimo and god help you if you work late.
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If Gabriola Island wants to go to Nanaimo for a movie so bad, perhaps they should be so adamant about not wanting a bridge. Unlike bridges to some other places, the gap is laughably short.
Why should the rest of BC be responsible for funding what amounts to their own little gated private island?