I fully support toll bridges and highways. Vancouver drivers are too used to getting by for free, and conveniently forget that toll bridges once existed in this city, like Lions Gate for instance. Everybody hates traffic congestion; however, few want to invest in systems to eliminate it. Vancouver will continue to grow well beyond our lifetimes, that is inescapable. We should pay for our highways and bridges as we go, and not pass the debt on to our children. Consider the Big O in Montreal, which has only recently been paid down, thirty years after it was built. The majority of those who paid for the fiasco, were still in diapers in 1976. And now, the facility is so worn out, it is ready for demolition. What a pompous farce!
I've driven in countless cities all over this planet, both the progressive and pathetic varieties. The progressive ones almost always have toll, highways, privately operated highways and privately owned and operated transit systems. Experience Hong Kong or Singapore, and then try to drive Jakarta, Indonesia, and you'll see extremes that clearly gives us an example of what direction our city should be headed in.
