Transportation

Transportation Task Force
Regional Transportation
Rapid Transit
Downtown Transportation
National Transportation

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Regional Transportation Task Force

The Regional Transportation Task Force deals with matters affecting the movement of goods, services and people within the metropolitan area and affecting the regional transportation gateways such as the ports, airports, roads and road links between the region and other areas.

Together with other major non-government stakeholders in regional transportation, The Board carried out substantial deliberations on the financing problems facing TransLink and issued a report on this subject that helped to provide an intermediate solution to TransLink’s serious financial situation. The Board has also issued a report on the governance of TransLink. Regional Transportation Task Force and Urban Infrastructure Task Force

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Regional Transportation

Board urges fall session of the Legislature
Given the importance of two important pieces of legislation that were outstanding at the end of the spring session (including the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007), The Board of Trade is urging the Premier to call a fall session of the Legislature to deal with these outstanding matters. Read The Board's letter to the Premier.

Board continues to support South Fraser Perimeter Road construction
After reviewing the updated reports submitted by the Ministry of Transportation on the South Fraser Perimeter Road Air Quality Update and draft cumulative effects assessment for the project, The Vancouver Board of Trade continues to strongly support this project. Read The Board's letter to the South Fraser Perimeter Road Project.

TransLink 2008 plans
June 20, 2007 — The Vancouver Board of Trade supports TransLink’s proposed plans for 2008, including the purchase of new buses, $55 million in investments in new roads projects, and ongoing implementation of the Golden Ears Bridge and Canada Line. Read The Board's letter to TransLink.

TransLink governance review
March 22, 2007 — The Vancouver Board of Trade commends the B.C. Ministry of Transportation's intent to generally follow the recommendations contained in the report of the TransLink Governance Review Panel. The current governance arrangement needs to be substantially altered, as the panel has reported. Read The Board's letter to The Hon. Kevin Falcon, Minister of Transportation.

South Fraser Perimeter Road environmental assessment
December 13, 2006 — The South Fraser Perimeter Road would provide a vital link between the expanded Roberts Bank container terminal and parts of the region not readily accessible from the Highway 99/91 Freeway system, and would be an important part of the Pacific Gateway. Read The Board's letter to the South Fraser Perimeter Road Project.

Amalgamation of ports in Greater Vancouver
December 13, 2006 — The Vancouver Board of Trade is in favour of the amalgamation of the three separate port authorities that now exist in the Greater Vancouver Area: the Vancouver Port Authority, the Fraser River Port Authority and the North Fraser Port Authority. Read letter to The Hon. Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

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Rapid Transit

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Downtown Transportation

The Urban Transportation Task Force operates under the auspices of the Community Affairs Committee, focusing on transportation issues within the City of Vancouver. Since the formation of the Greater Vancouver Regional Transportation Authority (TransLink), this task force has also monitored and, together with the Regional Transportation Task Force, has provided input to the activities and plans of TransLink. In the past year, a major part of the work of the task force has involved the proposed new Downtown Transportation Plan being prepared by the City of Vancouver.

Replacement of parking site tax
April 25, 2007 — Several weeks ago we wrote to you expressing our concern with respect to the recommendation of the TransLink Governance Review Panel on how to replace the parking site tax. It has been suggested to us that the concerns we expressed in that letter might not be reflected in the draft legislation we understand will soon be introduced in the legislature to alter the governance of TransLink. Read The Board's letter to The Hon. Kevin Falcon.

TransLink taxation
March 29, 2007 — It is important that the replacement of the parking site tax should be equitably distributed throughout the Greater Vancouver region. The TransLink Governance Review Panel report recommended that the equivalent net revenue should be raised though TransLink’s property tax levy from commercial, industrial and utility property classes. Read The Board's letter to The Hon. Kevin Falcon, Minister of Transportation.

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National Transportation

IATA chief calls for elimination of airport Crown rents
March 23, 2007 — International Air Transport Association head Giovanni Bisignani praised Vancouver International Airport for recently slashing its landing fees, but had more to say about government "cash grabs" and their detrimental affect on Canada's airline industry. Read event summary.

New international air transportation policy
November 7, 2006 — The Vancouver Board of Trade supports the direction and thrust of the consultation document on A New International Air Policy released on October 25. We support the vision outlined in that document, as well as the objectives and principles that it proposes. Read The Board's letter to Transport Canada.

Port expansion stimulates further investment in Vancouver
September 6, 2006 — An investment of $200 million to expand Vancouver’s Centerm Container Terminal could be only the beginning of more investment in the Lower Mainland, the chairman of Dubai World told The Vancouver Board of Trade today. Read event summary.

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