Fred Bain
1.1) Do you support the creation of TDM through smart growth planning and changes to infrastructure such as increasing sidewalks and bike paths and identifying new park & ride areas? If yes, what specific outcomes do you support? If no, why not?
I have reservations about demand management in as much as I think change in behaviour best comes by a change in attitude rather than by force. On account of that, I think any strategies that educate and demonstrate the benefits of change are preferable to those that legislate compliance. In addition, I think symbolic gestures here in Lions Bay like bike to work and car-free days in the town centre are ineffective. They are like one day gas boycotts. People may not buy gas on one day, but most folks fill up before or after, making the process useless, unless they change their driving habits.
1.2) Do you support marketing tools like carpooling and school bike plans and promoting events such as bike to work week and car-free days in the town centre? If yes, what specific tools do you support? If no, why not?
(Did not answer).
2.1) Do you ride local or regional buses on a regular basis (public transit or private carriers)? If not, what would be required for you to start taking the bus? (For example: better schedule, different routes, lower cost? Or other?)
I don’t use transit much at all as my wife and I usually travel together. We group our buying and reasons for going to town into fewer trips and reduce our fuel costs and emissions that way. Transit seems to be most cost-effective for single riders and/or those not buying a weeks worth of groceries. Our daughter, however is a regular user as were two of our sons when they lived in Lions Bay.
2.2) Do you support the development of an inter-regional transit plan that would integrate services in communities from Metro Vancouver and the Squamish Lillooet Regional District (from West Vancouver to Mount Currie)?
I think an inter-regional plan would be a benefit. Ridership will probably improve as the benefit to the riders improves. The better the service, the more people will use it, the cost per rider should go down and there would be less excuse to draw funds from those of us who don’t use the service.
2.3) What would a successful inter-regional plan look like to you?
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3.1) How would you encourage the use of more efficient standards and greener technology for new and retrofitted industries in your community?
(Did not answer).
4.1) How will you ensure that all new residential and commercial development occurs in existing developed areas, thereby increasing walkability and proximity to shops and services?
(Did not answer).
4.2) What policies do you think will be most effective at reducing our community’s impact on air quality?
Any policies of reducing emissions in Lions Bay are somewhat of a “sidebar” to the main cause of emissions which is the highway. A forum on Lions Bay Community News could be a good way for residents to share ideas on this and other topics that could improve the quality of our lives.
5.1) The Province of BC is considering a province-wide ban on the use of cosmetic pesticides. Regardless of the outcome, would you support a local bylaw banning pesticide use in your community?
In principle, I would support a ban on “cosmetic pesticides”. I would be cautious, however, with the definition as to what would be included, how it would be implemented and who determines what pesticides are to be included in the ban. Sometimes we agree to ideas and find sometime later that the original intend may have been lost. Cracking eggs with a sledge hammer isn’t the tidiest.
Jim Hughes
1.1) Do you support the creation of TDM through smart growth planning and changes to infrastructure such as increasing sidewalks and bike paths and identifying new park & ride areas? If yes, what specific outcomes do you support? If no, why not?
Yes!
1.2) Do you support marketing tools like carpooling and school bike plans and promoting events such as bike to work week and car-free days in the town centre? If yes, what specific tools do you support? If no, why not?
Yes I do support these.
2.1) Do you ride local or regional buses on a regular basis (public transit or private carriers)? If not, what would be required for you to start taking the bus? (For example: better schedule, different routes, lower cost? Or other?)
I do ride busses but I do so infrequently as the serviced areas and schedules do not meet my needs.
2.2) Do you support the development of an inter-regional transit plan that would integrate services in communities from Metro Vancouver and the Squamish Lillooet Regional District (from West Vancouver to Mount Currie)?
Absolutely and we would likely use it.
2.3) What would a successful inter-regional plan look like to you?
A plan that would address the ability to easily, quickly and economically travel from our community both to Pemberton, Whistler and Squamish then link us to the lowermainland system.
3.1) How would you encourage the use of more efficient standards and greener technology for new and retrofitted industries in your community?
Some of the largest issues posed by industry in our areas are created by transportation of goods throughout the corridor. Not only do we have a lot of car traffic on Highway 99 but we also have a very large population of trucks to move goods. If we could utilize water or rail transportation options that were effective, we could likely reduce our carbon footprint. We also ship a lot of our green waste and garbage via deisel truck to North Vancouver which seems counter productive.
4.1) How will you ensure that all new residential and commercial development occurs in existing developed areas, thereby increasing walkability and proximity to shops and services?
We should look at our OCP and determine if we can change it to ensure we address these issues although we are a very small community it all helps.
4.2) What policies do you think will be most effective at reducing our community’s impact on air quality?
Encourage car-pooling and transit. We also should consider using cleaner bus and truck technology such as electric busses or cleaner burning deisel truck engines.
5.1) The Province of BC is considering a province-wide ban on the use of cosmetic pesticides. Regardless of the outcome, would you support a local bylaw banning pesticide use in your community?
Yes, there other solutions.