Rapid Growth Strains Vancouver's Transit System

TransLink should spend more than $50 million over the next three years to expand service hours and get new buses on the road faster, says a report to the regional transportation authority.

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June 20, 2005, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Overcrowding on parts of Greater Vancouver's transit system has hit unacceptable levels and TransLink should spend more than $50 million over the next three years to expand service hours and get new buses on the road faster, says a report to the regional transportation authority.Ridership has grown by more than 20 per cent over the last three years while the transit fleet grew by only 10 per cent, "resulting in increases in the level of crowding and in the number of customer complaints," the TransLink staff report says."

Thanks to Craig Townsend

FULL STORY: Transit overcrowded: report

Saturday, June 18, 2005 in The Vancouver Sun

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