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View Poll Results: Based on options for Broadway Corridor Study, what is your preferred choice?
BRT: Commercial to UBC 25 6.16%
LRT A: Commercial to UBC OR Commercial via VCC to UBC 31 7.64%
LRT B: Main St. to UBC AND Commercial to UBC 18 4.43%
RRT: Commercial to UBC OR VCC to UBC 283 69.70%
COMBO: RRT to Arbutus/LRT to Main St via Arbutus 39 9.61%
BUS: Enhanced Bus Service for all buses to UBC 10 2.46%
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Old Posted Feb 17, 2014, 2:32 AM
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UBC certainly has the ability to finance a $300M contribution if they chose to. They have a sizable endowment fund but it wasn't meant for that usage and might not even be legally allowed for such usage. But they have enough revenue sources to finance a large contribution if the trust decides it would be in best interest long term. There's good arguments for and against making them contribute, I'm on the side of making them pay for the line to continue all the way but I agree the other side has valid points.
Honestly asking either UBC or the health region to pay part of the cost is a silly exercise in optics. Both organizations go to the Provincial Government to ask for capital funding.
     
     
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