No Light Rail in Vancouver!

False Promises & False Claims from Planners

 False Promises                                         The Reality

• High Density will reduce traffic congestion............................. Density INCREASES traffic congestion
• High Density will reduce pollution.................................... Density concentrates pollution where the people are
• High Density will reduce cost.......................................... Building UP costs more for each story
• High Density will reduce your commute time................... Commute times are longer due to congestion
• High Density will give us affordable housing..................... No, it costs more to build
• High Density will let you walk to the store ..................... The nearby store is small and costs more

False Claims                                               The Reality

• Mass transit saves energy.............................................. Not compared to a small car
• Mass transit saves time.................................................. Look at a transit schedule
• Mass transit saves money...............................................Transit costs about 3 times that of driving.
• If we copy Europe, we will switch to transit...................... 82% of person-miles is by car in Europe
• Automobiles are massive subsidized............................... They aren't, transit is.
• Light rail causes development......................................... Its the subsidies (otherwise why give subsidies?)
• Light rail is safer than cars............................................... Light rail kills at 2-3 times the rate of cars
• A light rail line can carry as many as a 10 lane freeway..... Not compared to a single lane of buses
• False Claim: GM Destroyed the Streetcar Industry ........... Streetcars couldn’t compete with cars.

Planner’s Beliefs                                        The Reality

• People want high density.................................................. Do you?
• People desire a 5 story apartment building nearby............. Do you?
• People desire a skinny house down the block.................... Do you?
• Transit Oriented Developments reduce congestion............ Congestion increases by hugely increasing people.