Lots of people living full-time in Whistler would love and support a FREE Whistler Transit service. If Whistler truly is and wants to be world class destination then I believe all Whistler residents and visitors should have access to FREE transportation. Imagine you travel to a top travel destination resort town and the local bus service was free? (In Tokyo Disney, the train was free and I tell everybody that story.) Imagine you lived in Whistler and could always count on your local residents and council to advocate for FREE transit and you could leave your car at home and take the bus! If we want to achieve our climate goals of reducing traffic CO2 by 50% by 2030, then FREE local transit is part of the solution!
Do current council members ride the bus or do they drive? What type of transport would you hope for or expect your Whistler Councillors to use? Is it possible to live in Whistler without a car? I was cutting grass at Spruce Grove Park a few weeks ago the time I saw Councillor Jewett - she wasn't on the bus, she drove her car to the Community Garden to water her lettuce...though I cannot judge that decision or circumstance to drive and we had a lovely chat about her garden and being so famous from the ski run "Ladies First" named after her. She is an inspiration and I am happy to be a running mate. For me personally, I walk to work and I ride my bike around otherwise. A lot of times I forgo doing activities as I do not want to drive.
Maybe by next year, we should be thinking back at 2022 asking ourselves bewildered: "People had to pay for the bus in the past??" Similar to hearing "People used to smoke in restaurants??"
I would like to work together with the other elected council members to move the motion:
That Council direct staff to research the numbers... for Free Transit in Whistler... for all future residents.
In favour of this ? Please let me know in a comment.
The Future We Need. GP
Please vote Gabriel Pliska for Whistler Council if you support the idea of FREE public transit in this beautiful mountain town.