940 Highview Place,
Port Moody, B.C,
March 10, 1972,

Mr. Ted Robinson,
839 Wyverin Court,
Coquitlam, B.C.
Dear Ted,

Last month we had several discussions regarding the commuter bus

service in the area of Coquitlam. We agreed that advertising ts required

to get the people intorested in riding the conauter buses.

The existing commuter buses soing to dowa town Vancouver at the
present time do not have any Coquitian residents ridin;. In view of
this, the buses do not 30 threoush the area of Coczitlam. The
Maplerids¢ commuter clus has agreed to ta throush Coquitlen when there
atc ten residents ciding from this area. it evysts about $309.09 a
week to cherter a bus and, of course, $609.09 for two buses. We have
about 60 pasgcngers now paying about $7.50 aweck which rives $450. 00
in revenue. The $150. ith) shortag 32 is being absorbed by ‘the bus
Company, This subsidy will not Last forever, You can see we need

twenty more people to keep the cost at $7.50 a week. We can drop back

te one full bus but it is not the best step tc teke as the service
then becomes limited again. Given enough tine, in time these buses
could be filled but we must educete the people to commuter travel.

This is not the type of rapid transit we all wanted but at thie
stage it is the only alternative wa hava, Perhaps all municipalities
should concentrate on this mode of transportation. I believe that
commuter buses arc now coming from White fock, Chilliwack and
Haney (serving Port Moody and Coquitlam). AL1 these conmuter buses
were put tozether by private citizens in their orn apare time. 2£
wonder what the results would have been {f the municipalities got
soreone tiore Lavolved.

I believe tha greater Vancouver Regional District wil}
eventually take over the Hydro bus service. The fizst imerovement
they will be making will be a service in the area of Coquitlam and
Port Moody. Im the meantime, we should get partially ready by
informing citizens of commuter bus service.

Pert Moody, Port Coquitlam and Coquitiam did contribute to the
cost of advertising in the local newspapers. The advertising appeared
Just once in each newspaper, hardly enough exposure to guarantee any
significant results. The advertising did result in putting approximately
fifteen people on ths commuter bus. The firtcen people represented the
final results of over cne hundred inquiries and two meetings. At that

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