For those of you discussing tolls, perhaps there should be a plebiscite regarding an affordable scaled down toll-free bridge, or at least that put forward as an option for engagement/comment?
Remember that the reason the Lions Gate isn't tolled and wasn't replaced with some 10-lane world's widest long-span bridge in 2000 is because those on the north shore didn't want to pay a toll, those in Vancouver didn't want more traffic and Stanley Park impacts; therefore people sucked it up and still have congestion. Given the record of people rationally voting against fees and taxes on themselves...
cf;
http://fraseropolis.com/2012/11/12/knocking-down-the-lions-gate-bridge/
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