Transportation

Cost of congestion could be reduced by 1/3 with transit improvements, according to report commissioned by Metro Vancouver mayors

In a poll, 80% of Metro Vancouver business owners said they would vote no to raising the provincial sales tax 0.5% increase to pay for transit improvements

But changes are not enough to assure voters the transit authority will spend money wisely, says TransLink critic

In spite of disruptions due to a truckers’ strike, the port handled record-breaking cargo levels in 2014

Ian Jarvis is out as CEO of TransLink as the transit authority makes an effort to “restore public confidence"

Business leaders divided on tolling to pay for a new, four-lane Pattullo Bridge

Seven mayors, including Gregor Robertson of Vancouver and Linda Hepner of Surrey, kicked off a campaign Monday (February 2) to urge Metro Vancouverites to vote Yes in a spring plebiscite on transportation that asks voters whether they approve of a 0.5% sales tax hike to help pay for a $7.5 billion plan to ease congestion in the region.

FortisBC has finalized an agreement with BC Ferries to provide three new vessels with liquefied natural gas over the next 10 years. The utilities provider announced February 2 it would supply 300,000 gigajoules of LNG — or the energy equivalent of 7.

Could British Columbians soon be paying 7.5% PST on many of their purchases in the near future?

Not enough attention is being paid to terminal inefficiency issue, says logistics consultant