The cost of moving people and goods: Who pays?

Part of a series of forums that Douglas College is hosting in partnership with SFU and the City of New Westminster. The goal of these forums is to provide an occasion for frank discussion on important issues facing urban and suburban communities, to both inform and learn from academics, practitioners, and citizens. Transportation infrastructure is a hot button topic in Metro Vancouver. Paying for transit, bridges, tunnels, roads and moving goods and people costs money. So, who pays for it all? How will mobility pricing work in the City of New Westminster? How will the cost affect the average consumer? Welcome: Dr. Thor Borgford, Vice President, Academic and Provost (Douglas College). Moderator: Dr. Kevin Ginnell, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Douglas College). (2:55) Panelists: Dr. Anthony Perl, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (SFU). Does research on policy decisions, including transportation, cities, and the environment. He received his undergraduate Honors Degree in Government from Harvard University, followed by an MA and PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto. He’s written numerous articles and books on transportation and policy issues and has advised governments in Australian, Belgium, Canada, France, and the United States on transportation and environmental research and policy development. (4:43) Daniel Firth, Executive Director, Metro Vancouver Mobility Pricing Independent Commission. He came to Vancouver from Stockholm after having worked in London and has many years’ experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating road user charging and performance parking systems and aligning and integrating mobility pricing with other urban policies and goals. (21:16) Q&A with panelists (39:33)