Transportation

CTF unveils alternative to Metro Vancouver transit sales tax

Fund transit through "earmarking" future revenue growth, not sales tax: Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Jan 15, 2015 3:10 PM Read more >

Battle lines drawn in transit referendum fight

‘Yes’ side boasts diverse support base; Canadian Taxpayers Federation leading the charge for opposition

Jan 13, 2015 5:00 AM Read more >

Surrey businesses see transit tax as best route

City business community backs proposed PST hike to fund upgrades in region

Jan 12, 2015 11:00 PM Read more >

Canada Line workers vote 99% in favour of job action

Workers on the Canada Line have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking job action.

Jan 8, 2015 3:12 PM Read more >

Southern Railway of B.C. locks out unionized workers

Southern Railway of B.C. (SRY) has locked out 126 unionized workers following six months of collective bargaining negotiations.

Jan 5, 2015 9:45 AM Read more >

There’s far more good news than bad in TransLink numbers

By the time you read this, the provincial cabinet will have determined the wording of the question for the spring transit and transportation funding mail-in referendum. Full disclosure: I’m helping organize the Yes coalition.

Dec 22, 2014 11:00 PM Read more >

Port backlogs stall Christmas retail deliveries

Bad weather, dock labour strife disrupt global shipping schedules

Dec 22, 2014 11:00 PM Read more >

Cities with better transit have fewer traffic fatalities: study

Vancouver has about one-tenth the traffic fatalities as an automobile-dependent city like Houston, Texas

Dec 19, 2014 10:33 AM Read more >

Transit ridership drops; TransLink blames higher fares

TransLink is blaming its decision to hike fares in 2013 for what it says is an unexpected drop in...

Dec 18, 2014 8:00 AM Read more >

Vancouver port could be hit by Christmas strike, union warns

Vancouver-area ports could be shut down once again by striking truckers if the province doesn’t budge on recently introduced payment rates

Dec 16, 2014 4:22 PM Read more >