Vancouver's mayor says the province's economic future risks falling behind, if rapid transit is not built along the Broadway corridor.
Gregor Robertson says a subway system out to UBC would cost 2.8 billion dollars, money he says would have to come from other levels of government.
"Capital, talent and jobs are pouring into the corridor. And these jobs are growing at twice the rate of the B-C economy."
It's a sales pitch the mayor has made before...so why again and why now?
"We have a provincial government election ahead -- big decisions for the future of transit in the region.