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Originally Posted by mr.x2
Couldn't have said it better myself.....and for those who are complaining about that wage increase a few months ago, it's well deserved. Consider that these people are professionals and entrepreneurs, not elected politicians.
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Sure, that's how much these people may expect to be compensated, given their incomes, but, looking at
their profiles, most lack expertise in transportation - many are just businesspeople representing their various industries. I would not have such a problem with the board getting big money to ensure we attract some of the best people, if it was wholly comprised of transportation economists, transportation academics/researchers, and transportation/urban planners. With the current board structure though, I'd say it's taxpayer dollars grossly misspent.
If it were up to me to re-appoint the board, the only one I'd keep for sure is Cindy Chan Piper for her urban planning expertise. Probably, I'd keep Nancy Olewiler too, for her economics background and sustainability research. Maybe, I'd keep Robert Tribe, as there could be some value to having a project managing engineer on this board. At the most, I'd keep one big business guy - Dale Parker, if forced to choose - but he certainly wouldn't be Chair. I'd let go of the other five though, and find more specialized people in the areas I noted above.
I also have to disagree with the parallels you've drawn to YVR's board in the past (or at least, I think it was you, mr.x). Translink is not about making a buck first and foremost like YVR - it's about getting people (and goods to a lesser extent) where they need to go efficiently. I just don't see this board being very successful in the people part of that at least.