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Originally Posted by logan5
For the most part the general public is comfortable with the status quo, and would vote for the status quo almost every time.
We do have traffic engineers and city planners who work for the city, but you'd rather put your faith in the general public?
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Hmmmmm. Vancouver's far-left, COPE, back in the day - 1984 to be exact - opposed the construction of the new new Cambie Street Bridge - in order to replace the old, derelict, sub-standard structure of immense proportions. In fact, common traffic reports, back in the day, reported about "fires" on the adjacent wooden sidewalks during the summer months as a result of discarded cigarettes.
But guess what?
Van City voters voted
overwhelmingly in favour of the new 6-lane Cambie Street Bridge on March 14, 1984 as recommended by then Cov Transportation engineer Bill Curtis. A good reasonable man. Left-wing COPE's pleas on the status quo fell on deaf ears. Makes common sense.
Ironically, a certain theme can be juxtaposed today in that regard - the southwest piers of the new Cambie Street Bridge were constructed, circa 1982, and the then BCTV news did a story on same as they were constructed without public knowledge or plebiscite approval (under centre-left mayor Mike Harcourt's tenure). Why the new piers when the bridge wasn't even approved yet?! (Because of the adjacent condominium development requirements)
It was just
good common sense.
Back then, Bill Curtis was the CoV's chief transportation engineer. And a reasonable one at that.
Today we have Jerry Dobrovolny in that same position, who is now involving the CoV in "social engineering". Nothing to do with regional transportation logistics. In fact, quite the opposite. Not most people's cup of tea.
BTW, Dobrovolny lives in New Westminster and was a former left-wing New Westminster city councillor who is now doing the bidding of left-wing councillor Geoff Meggs. The same left-wing New Westminster councillors now opposing the new Pattullo Bridge. Great!!
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