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Federal cash to kickstart TransLink build-out, but no help for ‘fiscal cliff’ - BC | Globalnews.ca

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$1.5 billion in capital funding over 10 years could help pay for TransLink 's $21-billion , 10-year vision.

The money would come under a Metro-Region Agreement , funding contingent on long-term integrated planning for big urban areas.

TransLink has warned of massive service cuts, including hundreds of bus routes and thousands of SkyTrain trips if the deficit can’t be addressed.