Dear Editor:
People who live on the North Shore are generally active and enjoy the outdoors. As such, they own boats, trailers/campers, ATVs, snowmobiles and other equipment for “getting out there.”
Our North Shore governments should understand this! It’s who we are! And while we may also own and ride a bicycle, that’s not going to cut it for towing anything. Even those who live in apartments want to enjoy the outdoors and will require a vehicle to enable it. It’s hard to take all of your family’s “stuff” on transit or your bike. By not providing enough residential parking, I believe our governments think that we’ll just give up on all of this or that new people will move in who don’t have cars. Here’s the thing.
If I live on the North Shore, I often want to go north to Squamish/Whistler or south using our freeway and two bridges. While I no longer take my car to downtown Vancouver, it is my transport of choice for everywhere else.
Carol Reimer
North Vancouver
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