BC Transportation Governance
Rail proponent offers another perspective on E&N
by Brendan Read, a former Victoria and Courtenay resident and co-founder of the SaveRail Coalition.
Opinion page Goldstream Gazette, 28 Jan 2015.
Re: Passenger rail needs teamwork (Our View, Dec. 26, 2014)
Picture of E&N tracks at Langford
"The E&N route is the best option for rail transit because it uses the existing right of way and is the only option to serve the critical Esquimalt dockyards and military employment markets. Unlike Uptown, on Highway 1, Esquimalt has no rapid bus alternatives. The E&N also can serve Victoria General Hospital with a short shuttle service.
"TramTrains are suitable replacements for the cumbersome 1950s-vintage VIA Budd cars."
"Should a study recommend TramTrain/DLR, and the province, CRD, and Ottawa agree to fund it, the best framework is an Island-wide transportation authority."
LS Comment: I know that IslandTransformations.Org will second that motion; it was their letter to all candidates prior to the last BC provincial election. We need a VI Regional Transportation Authority!!