Editorial: Mobility pricing is on the table

In 2008, TransLink and Metro Vancouver undertook a consultation process that consisted of 60 presentations in which 2,700 participants provided feedback, two public-opinion surveys that tapped 9,000 Metro residents and an online poll that drew thousands more. The results showed support for some system of road-pricing, a policy that subsequently became one of the Mayors Council on Regional Transportation recommendations to raise revenue and reduce congestion.
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