View Single Post
  #25  
Old Posted Mar 1, 2017, 11:25 PM
Genauso's Avatar
Genauso Genauso is offline
A hole being Doug
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 498
Around the world tolling has only really taken off when it came with a new alternate route, and it's been a failure otherwise. There's weird psychology of decision making at play.

I predict road space will stagnate, and we'll build lots of skinny tunnels for autonomously driven electric vehicles. Which will be fine, until we come to depend on them and all the easy opportunities to expand are gone.

The elephant in the room is the provincial government does not have room on the books to replace, let alone expand our current infrastructure. But P3s cost more than the provincial government borrowing directly.

So we've switched from a home equity line of credit, to payday loans and we're worrying about buying new toys. The provincial liberal party absolutely does not deserve the image of being sharp on the economy, but I guess the false image can last so long as their opposition does not even try.

Healthcare costs are a huge problem and we won't be ready for it, the plans don't exist. It'll be like how the cost of living in Vancouver is dealt with by the city blaming the province. Time for a house swap, let's see BC Vision and Vancouver Liberals try their hands at each other's tiller.
Reply With Quote