A report from Moving Around Pender (MAP) Alternative Transportation Society:
CAR STOPS! Your chance to get a free ride and make new friends
Since their inception the 16 Car Stops have been well used, and MAP (Moving Around Pender) have received a flurry of positive reports from all around the Penders.
We have had requests for further signs to be located on South Pender, Razor Point Road, Port Washington Road, and numerous places in Magic Lake. These and other sites will be part of Phase 2. Please continue to supply us with your suggestions and comments.
The following are some of the positive responses we have received:
I am unable to drive, and live on South Pender. Using the Car Stops for the first time, I waited at the Craddock Stop. I was given rides to the Clinic, from there to the Driftwood, and finally to the Library, and then back home. At no time did I wait more than three minutes. It was great.
I arrived by boat at the Browning Marina, and was delighted to use the Car Stop at the Driftwood to reach the Saturday Market at the Community Hall. This is such a good idea.
Other island communities are showing interest in our simple scheme. It saves money, results in fewer cars on our roads and increases community spirit. We hope YOU will become part of the growing support for this pilot project. See you at the local Car Stop!
Squeaky wheels…
News item: The Globe and Mail, Sep. 27, 2008 –
Campbell quashes tolls on Coquihalla Highway
Premier Gordon Campbell sent British Columbia’s mayors home from a week-long conference with a small gift – cancelling the 22-year-old toll on the Coquihalla Highway just before many of them piled into their cars to head home past the tollbooths.
Oh, yes, and ferry fares are going up.