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economist sunsuntribune news saturday may 7 2005 17 region banks on 30 hike in transit ri from page 1 the magnitude of growth is staggering he said we are one of the fastest growing regions in canada traffic con gestion is getting worse we no longer have rush hour its rush hours plu ral hwy 7 yonge street and hwy 404 all come to a standstill for much of the morning and well into the evening he said the first phase will cost 180 million while the total cost of the sec ond phase two is 15 bil lion the phase 2 plan calls- for 67 million a year from each of the partners for eight con secutive years it will not be a signif icant impact on the tax payer mr bray said the money is already planned for this infra structure all three levels of gov ernment came together last year to make viva a reality newmarket chamber of commerce manager debra scott stressed however to com plete a project of this magnitude we believe the partnership that was established must contin ue ms scott said we feel strongly that york region should not have to shoulder the entire cost of this work eventually viva will ben efit people right across the gta the ultimate goal is to create a seamless gtawide transit system that makes driving an option rather than a necessity viva will link the regions urban centres of markham richmond hill vaughan aurora and newmarket along four major corridors including hwy 7 and yonge when vivas first phase is completed next year york region pre dicts a 30percent increase in transit rider- ship moving 7000 car trips a day off the major arterial roads mr bray said the progress of vivas initial phase has been remarkable going from the drawing board to the roadside in little more than two years richmond hill chamber of commerce ceo leslie walker said if you travel along hwy 7 or yonge street today you can see the viva stations being assembled and the road- woik being completed she said aurora chamber of commerce manager rosalyn gonsalves wel comes vivas fall startup but viva will still be running in mixed traffic and its not until phase two that the york region plans to build dedicated transit lanes that will allow passengers to quickly bypass gridlock she said the ultimate goal is to create a seamless gtawide transit system that makes driving an option rather than a necessity vaughan- chamber ceo deborah bonk said country ivi arret now open for 2005 season 7 days per week 9am 5pm mothers day flowers runny butter tarts turkey pies 11471 9th line at 19th avenue 2 roads north of major mackenzie 9056401819 kings watch co mome of sty fist watches peter ng sales manager grand opening in april 2005 free gift with purchase over 49 before taxes while quantities last markville shopping centre located in the upper level between sears and the bay 9059439439 ktiffer plgklp f delivery s your supplier 6f quality landscape mulch compost soil stone products miller compost 1351 bloomington rd richmond hill call toll free i86688soil 76457 wwwmillergrouplcaeompost gl coifiplerriente alumni gall 9058875157 to reserved a tetlme you want the best for her but your best may not be enough anymore to find out about notforprofit long term care housing and services for seniors in your community connect to wwwoannssorg were here for you this message brought to you as a commuriity sorvico of xho economist sunsuntribune ontario association of nonprofit homes and service for seniors there for insurance too youve trusted state farm with your car and home you can count on us with life insurance too when youre ready give one of us a call like a good neighbour stati fabm state farm is there providing insurance and financial services state farm canadian home offices scarborough ontario p042037cn 0205 ava on in ontario alberta and new brunswick statefarmca andrew d mctaggart 190 bullock drive markham on l3p 7n3 bus 9052946357 keith jupp 3 centre street suite 201 markham on l3p3p9 bus 9052941562 amy hung 4261 highway 7 east unionville on l3r 9w6 bus 9054743286 ken c yee 96 cornell park avenue markham on l6b1b6 bus 9052011812 rick allington ins agcy ltd rick allington 50 mcintosh dr unionville on l3r 9t3 bus 9054771 107 john j calovic ins agcy ltd john j calovic 548 carlton road unionville on l3r0c6- bus 9054777244 s sandy mackenzie 6336 main street stouffville on l4a1g8 bus 9056424546 kirk wanvig 3150 highway 7 east markham on l3r 5a1 bus 9055135475 joanne l freeman 9275 markham road markham on l6e 1a3 bus 9052947415 laurie a varcoe 7676 markham road markham on l3s 4s1 bus 9052011343 shobha s gowda ins agcy inc shobha gowda 3321 mcnicoll ave scarborough on m1v5b3 bus 4163324944