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10/27/07

02:52:01 pm, by agf

, 239 words

Categories: Gateway, Livable Region, Environment, Port Mann Twinning

A nice letter in the Vancouver Courier which reminds us that Gateway is all about maintaining our current levels of Greenhouse Gas emissions and not making the bold choices to address the single greatest source such emissions in our region... personal transportation.

If we want to reduce GHGs, and deal with congestion, maintain our livable region, and keep our agricultural lands viable, (all while welcoming the next million people), we must reduce our dependence on the private vehicle. Any major transportation investment must result in fewer cars on the road, not more.

Gateway means greenhouse gas

Vancouver Courier

Published: Friday, October 26, 2007

To the editor:

Re: "Gateway may not pave road to disaster says Seattle think tank," Oct. 24.

Clark Williams-Derry of Seattle's Sightline Institute says that the Gateway Project will increase greenhouse gas emissions unless a really strict cap on greenhouse gas emissions is put in place at the same time, and is strongly enforced.

My question is: Why spend a fortune on the Gateway Project to create a greenhouse gas emissions problem, then spend even more money to strongly enforce a cap on those emissions?

Surely, it is simpler to not create the problem in the first place (i.e., abandon the Gateway Project) and instead adopt alternative methods for moving people and freight that actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

For example, the proposals of the Livable Region Coalition (http://www.livableregion.ca/issues_alts.html).

Dan Fass,

Vancouver

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Our goal as the Livable Region Coalition (LRC) is to provide a voice for those who believe that efficient and sustainable transportation is a cornerstone for the future of the Lower Mainland. We believe that through creating attractive transportation choices, encouraging urban density, and preserving green space and agricultural land, we can make our communities better places to live and grow.

We believe that the provincial government's strategy to pursue excessive development through the Gateway project is detrimental to the well-being of Greater Vancouver. The Gateway project's stated goals of reducing pollution and congestion will not materialize. Evidence for this comes from many sources. Instead, we advocate real solutions that will actually work and will be less expensive.