#freetransit day in BC

Incredible as it may seem, there are still people saying that #freetransit does not increase ridership.

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We can shape our future, or just let collapse happen

Advocates argue free transit benefits us all

Georgia Straight: "“This antiquated method of letting everybody buy all this car insurance and pay for the maintenance of their car and drive in congestion and spend hundreds of millions of hours wasted away from your personal life because you’re spending so much time travelling in gridlock, it’s insane,” Bachar told the Straight in a phone interview from Los Angeles."



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Transporting Alberta crude oil to B.C. by pipeline risky, warns U.S. report

Globalnews.ca: "VANCOUVER – U.S. scientists are warning that there are environmental risks, regulatory holes and serious unknowns regarding the shipment of Alberta oilsands products by pipeline, rail and tanker."



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