r wC mi&rm sorfai _>v * . «•* ; JV/Y j H/.V. l.'.Msl.ii ?(i4 MHit l:f:(:i;i SII.T-I HUf! TransLink cuts loom Late night bus routes and #42 bus line on the chopping block by Hywel Tuscano levy through the vehicle registra­ tion process. That left us in a jam As TransLink prepares to cut back funding-wise," Busche said. its bus service, UBC students can While the cutbacks still have to expect longer wait times and the be passed by TransLink's Board of loss of late-night bus services. And Directors at a meeting scheduled if you take the #42, you're going to for March 31, the plans have have to start walking. already drawn criticism. The cuts are just part of 48 pro­ Ray Straatsma, communica­ posed service reductions under tions and policy director for consideration by the Vancouver Better Environmentally Sound transit authority. Current plans call Transportation (BEST) said that the for the complete removal of four cuts are unacceptable and unfair. routes as well the termination of all "Although lower-ridership routes PLEASE LET ME ON...PLEASE... The B-Line is going to get even more crowded in the future, if pro­ late-night service on all routes. are targeted, transit users that posed cuts to bus service get passed. Better claim a seat now. TARA WESTOVER PHOTO Late-night buses currently operate depend on the system are going to until 3:30am, but will now stop be hurt by the changes, especially running at 1:30am. seniors and students. With the late- The reductions are targeted at night routes, some people are liter­ Universities benefit low-ridership areas, which means ally going to be left out on the side­ that suburban areas like Langley, walk with very few affordable Richmond, Surrey, and Maple options." Ridge will be the hardest hit, expe­ The decision to cut late-night riencing a seven to nine per cent bus routes has upset many UBC from NDP's budget reduction in services. Greater students as well. Vancouver will experience a four 'Clubs are open until two and I by Alex Dimson be distributed has notyet been deter­ person of the Canadian Federation of per cent reduction compared to a usually like to stay. Without a car I mined, according to Ministry of Students. "The BC government has seven to nine per cent reduction to can't get home, and I would be Funding increases announced to this Finance officials. recognised the necessity of increas­ the suburbs. TransLink estimates forced to take a cab, which is year's provincial budget have those In his budget speech, Finance ing access to [post-secondary] educa­ that 1.3 per cent of its passengers expensive. With friends living in all affiliated with post-secondary educa­ Minister Paul Ramsey identified edu­ tion by increasing student spaces will be affected by the changes. different places, the expenses are tion beaming. cation as one of the NDP govern­ and reducing financial barriers.' Savings will total about five million going to add up,'said first-year Arts The budget, tabled in the legisla­ ment's top priorities. Darwyn Coxon, the president of dollars. student Vista Pourbahrami. ture last Thursday, contains an eight "Why have we made education the Confederation of University TransLink spokesperson Russel First-year Nursing student Irene per cent increase to post-secondaiy such a priority when other provinces Faculty Associations of BC agreed, Busche said that the reductions Isaacs agreed. education funding—an increase of have not? We have done so because but indicated that there is still a long will be necessary to balance the 'Well I live to residence, and to $143 million—as well as a Eve per education is the key to ensuring our way to go. budget after the failure of the pro­ my case the bus is my only trans­ cent reduction to tuition levels. daughters and sons can succeed and 'BC still has not caught up with posed vehicle levy, which would portation to and from downtown. If The budget also promised to cre­ make good lives for themselves," other Canadian universities in terms have charged all vehicle owners I work late, I will no longer have a ate 5025 new student spaces, 400 Ramsey told the legislature. of resources,' he said. "The next gov­ $75 annually. TransLink is way to get home," she said. spaces for nursing students and dou­ The budget was praised by post- ernment still has a challenge in required by law to balance its But Busche emphasised that the ble the number of apprenticeship secondary groups from across the terms of ensuring they can retain budget cuts are necessary. and skilled trades training spaces to province. and attract new faculty to this "The provincial government 'Certainly we are aware of the * 50,000. 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