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- From: robinson@mdivax1.uucp (Jim Robinson)
- Subject: Re: Transit Levy on BC-Hydro Bills
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.002935.4429@mdivax1.uucp>
- Reply-To: robinson@mdd.comm.mot.com (Jim Robinson)
- Organization: Motorola - Mobile Data Division; Richmond, BC
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- References: <kcs8TB4w165w@happy.nuts.almanac.bc.ca>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 00:29:59 GMT
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- Brad Crockett (bcrock@happy.nuts.almanac.bc.ca) wrote:
- >davison@selkirk.sfu.ca (R. Davison) writes:
- >> This is just pathetic! Do you really think that people commute because
- >> they like too? Its expensive and inconvenient. All I need is to have
- >> parking reduced so that in addition to my 45min drive I can search for
- >> parking for another 15.
- >
- >> There is a reason people don't take the bus. Its inconvenient and
- >> time consuming. My current 45 minute drive (each way) is extended
- >> to 2 hour bus ride (yes I have tried it) (yes each way). If
- >> BC transit were to stop wasting taxpayers money with pathetic
- >> service people WOULD get out of their cars and take transit. But
- >> the solution is to make transit an attractive alternative, not to
- >> make driving unbearable ... this is happening already without stupid
- >> artifical barriers.
- >
- >This seems a good case for moving the homes that people live in
- >closer to their workplace. Something should change because it's
- >just going to get worse.
-
- What about families where both partners work in different areas? At least
- one of them is going to be inconvenienced.
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- Jim Robinson
- robinson@mdd.comm.mot.com
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