EDITOR,
Someday there will be public transit linking the communities along the Sea to Sky Highway. It won't be tomorrow. It won't be easy. It won't happen unless we start somewhere.
TransLink is currently conducting a review of service on the North Shore. One of 10 proposals they are presenting for public comment is commuter service between Downtown Vancouver and Squamish with stops at Britannia Beach, Furry Creek and Lions Bay.
A conservative estimate places 1,000 to 1,200 people commuting from these communities every day.
At present there are 69 buses each day from Horseshoe Bay to Downtown Vancouver. There are 15 buses from Lions Bay. They already have more than half the route covered. Doesn't it make sense to start the conversation now?
They are conducting a series of Community Open House meetings to present the 10 proposals and collect community input. Last week there were three of us from Lions Bay and Squamish in attendance. There will be another meeting this Wednesday, in North Vancouver.
Let's tell them that we think it's time to start talking about public transit on the Sea to Sky Highway.
Murray Gamble
Squamish
