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Hi Paul, hopefully you can post this... Dear Sust-Mar: With the official signing of contracts for Harbour Cleanup in Halifax completed yesterday, we at Transport 2000 Atlantic are left wondering why there is such a long delay to the official start of dealing with the traffic problems in HRM (estimated start date 2004). The federal government has recently announced plans to ratify the Kyoto Accord and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, of which we are told that roughly 30% comes from personal vehicles. The province of Nova Scotia has done nothing to change their attitude toward Kyoto and the HRM has continuously delayed dealing with this problem (Remember: Peter Kelly was elected on a commuter rail platform!). Transport 2000 Atlantic has always held true that sustainable transportation initiatives will do much to improve the environment and the quality of life in our communities through reduced emissions, less accidents, improved health conditions, less spending on roads from wear and tear. The Halifax Herald has recently devoted much time to talking about our traffic problems in metro. Please take some time to read these ideas and respond to them with a common sense approach to both the media and to city councillors who insist we look at road expansion as a viable option to dealing with gridlock. At this time, we would like to see a renewed commitment toward commuter rail and a timeline to establish a commuter rail network as we believe that this service will help reduce incidences of gridlock and help reduce emissions substantially. Most of our gridlock is as a result of commuters who travel from areas just outside the City core. City council built a parking garage last year for $10 million dollars, they found the money to build that garage and encourage commuting via car, we believe they can find the money to start a commuter rail system to help support Kyoto. The federal government has more than indicated they will help partially fund such programs, please encourage your local governments to think in a different context and support the commuter rail concept. Thanks in advance! D. Tim Doyle Board Member T2000 Atlantic -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- SUST-MAR TIP: messages to sust-mar must be plain text format (no HTML) -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-
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