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TransLink is facing a $600 million operating deficit by 2026, but transit experts say the shortfall could be offset by introducing congestion pricing in Metro Vancouver — an effort currently underway in New York City that’s showing some promising results. Congestion pricing, or mobility pricing, is a policy aimed at reducing traffic and …
Read More »New York City has just implemented congestion pricing on cars. Is a big city in Canada next?
New York City, a bustling metropolis with eight million people all trying to get somewhere, has now put a price on cars entering part of Manhattan. It is the first of its kind in North America. The charge, called congestion pricing, is aimed at reducing traffic and pollution. The city also …
Read More »Liberty Village residents on the edge over congestion, Toronto says a solution is coming – Toronto
Traffic congestion has reached the point where it’s so difficult to get around Liberty Village that Toronto’s deputy mayor has requested city staff to come up with a plan to help de-clog the streets, but residents frustrated by the lack of movement are wondering where the plan was months ago. …
Read More »Granville Island car-free debate reignited after weekend of heavy traffic congestion
The debate over the need for better access to Granville Island has been reignited by a widely shared social media post from a concerned citizen living in Vancouver. The renewed debate comes several years after a plan was initiated to solve traffic congestion by the federal agency that manages the site. Mark Melnichuk, in a Reddit …
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