Surrey - The Editor, It seems to me that TransLink is simply being greedy. They had an overflowing park and ride and our tax dollars paid for expanding it, giving TransLink a potential revenue increase of more than 75 per cent ridership.
Instead of embracing this additional revenue and applying it to the operational costs of the lot, they proactively put in place a policy to charge for parking at park and ride locations. Look what happened; not only have they lost out on the increased ridership but also some of their previous customers.In one breath, Mayor Dianne Watts says they are not happy with the parking charge and in another, Coun. Tom Gill announces forcing it on Surrey residents by putting up "No Parking" signage on the surrounding roadways.How about a solution that benefits everyone? Has anyone counted the cars now parking outside of the lot to see if they equal the reduction in the lot? I bet it does not and a number of people have simply realized it is no longer costeffective to take transit.P. WakemanSurrey