Editor:
The residents of Forest Grove went up against the gondola plan years ago with a previous TransLink board.
Many of us argued our neighbourhood's case and the plan was taken off the table due to opposition and a lack of funds.
As far as most Forest Grove residents are concerned, the plan remains a non-starter. The last time we argued our case we were called NIMBYs or worse.
We will no doubt be called that again, but it has always been easier to point fingers if one isn't impacted by a poor decision.
Would anyone really want an invasive project like a gondola operating over their home … each day?
Probably not. How about a major pipeline expansion? Well, we're probably getting that as well. Lucky us.
Interestingly, the 145 bus up the mountain isn't on TransLink's list of busiest routes and hasn't been for years, so the question remains where it makes the most sense to spend our tax dollars - to relieve the worst of the existing overburdened routes in the region, or drop a few hundred million on a gondola because it's perceived to be a cool idea.
Eric Mogensen, Burnaby
