The decision passed last week makes Vancouver the first city in Canada to introduce transport pricing, also called a congestion charge. As well, car ownership in the city has been declining in recent years as people opt for car shares or transit, Fry said. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“It can do a significant amount of good in trying to give people an incentive to take a different form of transportation,” he said. Back in Vancouver, the decision to pursue transport pricing passed but it wasn’t a runaway victory. Vancouver has never amalgamated its 21 municipalities into one city and the city itself only makes up a little over a quarter of the metro population.

Source: thestar November 22, 2020 09:56 UTC