Translink (TranSTINK) is now the worst transit service in North America, as well as being the most expensive. $5 to go from North Van to Surrey (one way 3 zones)

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Plus it'll take you about 2hrs for a one way trip to surrey. I can drive there for about the same in gas, and do it in 45 mins.

I like Grouse, just because it is the only mountain that is 100% accessible by transit, the Sky-ride alone is worth the trip by itself in the winter. In the summer for the truely brave, do the Grouse Grind

Boundry road isn't nearly as bad as Richmond (Little Hong kong), Not wanting to sound bad, but NO ONE in Richmond knows how to drive...

I do love my town though...

 

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Oh now I see what you meant by transferred to BC Vancouver thread. Took a few minutes to follow the trail. Up too late I guess... Looks like TransLink went down hill, but then again I used it just for the Vancouver metro area.. And I haven't been there since Dec 04 unfortunately. Was going to go last summer but had to fix up the F 150 and the airline prices are through the roof in peak season.

Not like my second through fifth trip out there. Flew to Seattle, rented a car right out of the airport and drove the four hours to whatever hotel in Vancouver. All that was cheaper than direct flight to YVR.

Those fares are in line with what they charge here in Western MA, and a little more than Boston's MBTA. Off Peak. (There you can take a subway from their westernmost station in Cambridge and ride deep into the city for $2, one way adult. That is far better than trying to drive into that city, and once you fight your way through those lunatic drivers good luck finding somewhere to park.

But that's not as far as N. Van to Surrey if I remember right.

 

Sorry about that, I looked more closely at your fare schedule.. Now I can see why my friend out there wants to drive instead. Oh well, I'll be back another time, got some snow to shovel in the morning before work (nites) Another thing you don't have to deal with in-town up there... If one wants snow it's up on the mountains for everyone to enjoy, then they can leave it behind!

 

google map of Vancouver
http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ie=...9&t=h&z=8&om=1

Even with gas around $1.07 to $1.20 p/liter (about $5 p/gallon) it is still cheaper for me to drive my F150, than it is to take Translink. Parking, well I can always find cheap or free places to park, even if I have to walk a little farther.

Here is a great website that shows scenery from all over BC
http://www.bcscenery.ca/home.html

And look at the mountains covered in Snow.

 

Hmmm no one noticed them snow covered mountains

 

I saw two

 

[QUOTE=Secret Agent 069]google map of Vancouver
http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=49.582226,-122.585449&spn=1.69531,6.943359&t=h&z=8&om=1

Even with gas around $1.07 to $1.20 p/liter (about $5 p/gallon) it is still cheaper for me to drive my F150, than it is to take Translink. Parking, well I can always find cheap or free places to park, even if I have to walk a little farther.

Here is a great website that shows scenery from all over BC
http://www.bcscenery.ca/home.html
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Thanks for the two web site links.. Yes I can see why people drive instead of ride the transit now, with those prices. Down here they cite gas prices, insurance and taxes as well as maintenance as counterweight to cost of transit.. But here the cost of the buses and such is less. But the scheduling doesn't often mesh with work schedules, etc.

 

Alot of us use Gasbuddy.com to find cheap fuel prices in North America. I frequently head into the valley, and I can get fuel for about 20 to 25 cents cheaper than in the City. When I head out to Mission I can get gas from Safeway on my safeway club card for .7c off p/liter, which translates into a large savings 90% of the time. It is worth it for me to spend $10 in fuel to save $30.

 

what does this have to do with fte and in particular this forum?

 

It was pulled from another thread, that was going off topic.

 

Probably have to move this to "general topic" forum, this is still the 87-96 F 150 forum...