[mobglob-discuss] Fw: [Trans-Action] Web poll: revive RAV?

[Paul Browning]

Hi everyone.

There is a web poll calling for RAV to be revived. (as a Public Private Partnership of course)

I would urge everyone to go to the link below to Vote No to reviving RAV. (It's the discovervancouver link - not the canada.com one)

-Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Straatsma" <ray at best.bc.ca>
To: "Trans-Action" <trans-action at communicopia.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 9:35 AM
Subject: [Trans-Action] Web poll: revive RAV?


> More evidence of RAV revival, again from same business circles - and MLA 
> Lorne Mayencourt.  
> The story below from GLOBAL TV and Canada.com site:  
> http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/index.html 
> 
> Transport Minister Falcon says he's "considering the idea" and urges people 
> to vote.  Current tally is at 79% in favour of rescuing RAV immediately.
> 
> VOTE and read RAV rants at:
> http://www.discovervancouver.com/rav/
> 
> 
> --------------------
> Web vote favours reviving RAV project  -- 
> Global BC 
> 
> June 23, 2004
> 
> CREDIT: Global BC 
> The RAV line would run along the busy Cambie Street corridor from Richmond 
> and the airport to downtown Vancouver. 
>    
> Yet another attempt is being made to revive the province's Richmond-Airport-
> Vancouver rapid-transit proposal, which was rejected by TransLink last week.
> 
> A new web poll has been launched asking the public to vote on whether the 
> province should take over the RAV project.
> 
> The B.C. government says it won't override TransLink unless there is clear 
> support from the public. Liberal MLA Lorne Mayencourt, backed by business 
> and tourism leaders, is asking for your opinion.
> 
> So far nearly 1,500 people have responded, and 79 per cent of them want the 
> RAV line to go ahead immediately. 
> 
> The same number tink the provincial government should make it happen if 
> TransLink doesn't.
> 
> Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon says he is considering the idea, and is 
> urging people to vote in the poll.
> 
> "The public needs to let elected leaders know that it is not acceptable for 
> them to make those kinds of short-term decisions for the wrong reasons, for 
> the reasons of ideology and backyard politics," said Falcon in a Global BC 
> phone interview.
> 
> If you want to state your views on the RAV issue and vote on whether the 
> B.C. government should step in, go to
> 
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