Does the transit strike highlight vulnerabilities in Metro Vancouver’s transportation system?
Mornings with Simi
English - December 10, 2019 20:52 - 14 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBusiness News News Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The voices of some relieved commuters on the SkyTrain network throughout the morning.
After 18 hours of non-stop bargaining, and 10 minutes before the 5am strike deadline, CUPE Local 7000 and the BC Rapid Transit Company announced a tentative contract settlement. It meant the strike was narrowly averted.
Details won't be released until a ratification vote.
The passengers we heard from there had a plan B, but so many students and workers told their stories in recent days and weeks weren’t as lucky. So does this expose some of the vulnerabilities in our transportation system here in Metro Vancouver?
Guest: Gordon Price
Fellow at SFU’s Centre for Dialogue and a former Vancouver city councillor
Guest: Brent Toderian
Former Vancouver chief planner
City planner and urbanist
The voices of some relieved commuters on the SkyTrain network throughout the morning.
After 18 hours of non-stop bargaining, and 10 minutes before the 5am strike deadline, CUPE Local 7000 and the BC Rapid Transit Company announced a tentative contract settlement. It meant the strike was narrowly averted.
Details won't be released until a ratification vote.
The passengers we heard from there had a plan B, but so many students and workers told their stories in recent days and weeks weren’t as lucky. So does this expose some of the vulnerabilities in our transportation system here in Metro Vancouver?
Guest: Gordon Price
Fellow at SFU’s Centre for Dialogue and a former Vancouver city councillor
Guest: Brent Toderian
Former Vancouver chief planner
City planner and urbanist