Editorial: Mobility pricing another tax grab
Most everyone can agree that traffic congestion is a problem in Metro Vancouver. There is also a broad consensus that more public transit is desirable. Approaches to address these issues, however, could not be more contentious.
The report from the Mobility Pricing Independent Commission released this week has proposed two options: congestion point tolls and charges based on kilometres driven. The first would charge drivers at busy locations and choke points like bridges and tunnels. The second w
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