Not sure where to put this...
https://www.agassizharrisonobserver....rd-mayor-says/
Quote:
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... “Unless someone puts this in a 10-year capital plan, it’s never going to happen.” ...
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Lots of politicians throwing out ideas and ideas on here. Victoria E&N, Kelowna, Abbotsford, North Shore, highway projects, etc. Since the NDP like studies, a province-wide study for all transportation like the original Gateway could focus and prioritize these projects (and stimulate funding). I'd vote for a government that made a prioritized transportation project list public (i.e. transparency). It could be made plain/transparent that priority is determined multiple ways and that the list is subject to politicians' final decisions.
Expand on this list of three:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/t...cture/projects
(Yes the projects page is titled "Highway Infrastructure Projects".)
Categorize projects' priority. Link to Cost-Benefit studies and supporting documents, etc. as done with those three. Fill the void created by the last administration where the province was with the Gateway (balance it so it's not just highways) before versus seeming to make decisions surprising people as happened with the George Massey Tunnel. A vision/leadership isn't lurching from project to project. It's also less susceptible to corruption/political interference/cronyism/etc.
Nothing against the previous BC Liberal government post Gordon Campbell, but they were good at not spending that much money outside BC Hydro and lowering taxes, even borrowinng from Crown Corp's to lower taxes.