Guest: Kevin Desmond, CEO of TransLink
If you can’t move, you are a prisoner.
No one likes to sit in traffic. But how do you move more people on transportation corridors that are already full at peak times? That is the question Translink is asking all of us in the Greater Vancouver area to help them address.
The transit authority just released Transport 2050 with the aim of asking users to contribute ideas based on their experiences here and from other places they know or have experienced. The idea is to consolidate those suggestions, package them up and then present them to all of us for additional input. Translink plans on going to the public for input three times before presenting its plan to the Mayor’s council.
Desmond points out that because Translink is more than just Skytrain, buses and Seabuses they are seeking input from drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. We invited Translink CEO Kevin Desmond to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the transportation authorities long range plan to meet the needs of the region over the next three decades.
We invited Michelle Vanderzon of The Kettle Society to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the role that not-for-profit organizations are playing in meeting the needs of people facing mental health, substance abuse, and poverty issues.
Over the next five weeks, Conversations That Matter will sit down with the five public opinion poll leaders (according to Research Co.) who want the mayor’s job, to discuss how they will address these issues and what the City will look like after their term in office.
This week, we sit down with Ken Sim of ABC Vancouver.
Over the next five weeks, Conversations That Matter will sit down with the five public opinion poll leaders (according to Research Co.) who want the mayor’s job, to discuss how they will address these issues and what the City will look like after their term in office.
This week, we sit down with Pete Fry of the Green Party of Vancouver.
Over the next five weeks, Conversations That Matter will sit down with the five public opinion poll leaders (according to Research Co.) who want the mayor’s job, to discuss how they will address these issues and what the City will look like after their term in office.
This week, we sit down with Colleen Hardwick of TEAM.