BC Today, Jan. 30: Will congestion pricing work? | Victoria School Board fired

On Thursday's show:
-- B.C. Minister of Education and Child Care Lisa Beare has appointed an official trustee to School District 61 and relieved the current trustees of their duties following a dispute with a safety plan that barred police from schools except during emergencies. CBC's Kathryn Marlow breaks down the developments.
-- As Translink faces a $600 million operating deficit, many experts are looking to New York's model of introducing congestion pricing, which experts say shows promising results. Urban planner Gordon Price discusses the pros and cons of the model and how it could work in Metro Vancouver.
-- The Surrey Board of Trade's latest road survey calls for more investment in sustainable transit and transportation investments. Spokesperson Jasroop Gosal weighs in on congestion pricing as a possible solution.
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