UBC experts on mobility pricing
TransLink is expected to launch an independent mobility pricing commission today. UBC experts are available to comment on road pricing, traffic congestion and transit design.
Transit plebiscite: Where do we go from here?
Metro Vancouver’s plebiscite on transit funding has resulted in 62 per cent of voters saying “no” to a sales tax hike.
Q&A: $7.5B transit plan goes to referendum this Spring
Professor Robin Lindsey, CN Chair in Transportation and International Logistics at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, says the proposed Congestion Tax is far from perfect, but may be better than the alternative.
Four ways to fix mass transit in Metro Vancouver
UBC’s Lawrence Frank with an op-ed on how to improve a maxed-out transit system and promote sustainable development.
Putting TransLink on the right and fast track will benefit city
Sauder School of Business Prof. Michael A Goldberg says TransLink can boost B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s jobs and competitiveness initiative
Transit investments lead to healthier people
A new report spearheaded by UBC’s Lawrence Frank explores the relationship between transportation and health care.
Rapid transit key to unlocking potential of UBC/Broadway corridor: study
The City of Vancouver and UBC today released a KPMG study that shows the employment and population of the UBC/Broadway corridor will grow by 150,000 in the next 30 years and a rail-based rapid transit system is needed to meet the corridor’s population growth and significant economic potential.