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Monthly Archives: February 2010
New renderings of Civic Centre project [pics]
Kasian Architecture, the designers of the Civic Centre project, have updated the development pamphlet that is distributed by the Surrey City Development Corporation. Inside are the latest renderings for City Hall and its associated buildings. These new renderings build on … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development
Tagged city, City Hall, civic centre, Development, expansion, Library, performing arts centre, sfu, skytrain, surrey, surrey central, tower
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Globe features two stories on Surrey
The Globe and Mail has published two stories on Surrey. One, by urban critic Lisa Rauchon, describes efforts underway to urbanize our sprawled city: How Surrey accommodates an exploding population and ramps up development has enormous repercussions, not only for … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development
Tagged bing thom, city, dianne watts, frances bula, globe and mail, lisa rochon, national, news, suburb, surrey, townshift
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What are Surrey’s Major Challenges? [survey]
The Voice, an Indo-Canadian publication, recently had an interview with Councillor Bob Bose about the major issues and challenges in Surrey. Bose took issue with Mayor Watts, saying she isn’t confronting these problems: RCMP Credibility and Crime Issues Ward System … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged bc, bob bose, challenges, community, consultation, crime, Development, dianne watts, growth, issues, priorities, rcmp, secondary suites, surrey, transport
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Major road projects in next few years
The Surrey Engineering Department has released their 10 Year Servicing Plan (2010-2019). Included below is a Google map of the major road expansion projects to be completed in the short term (1-3 years). New roads are in orange, while widened … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford, Parks and Rec, South Surrey, Transport
Tagged 64 ave, 84 ave, 96 ave, bear creek, city centre, clayton, Cloverdale, expansion, extension, Fleetwood, fraser hwy, green timbers, king george, road, whalley boulevard, widen
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Watts steps down as TransLink Chair – but why?
Mayor Dianne Watts has decided to step down from Chair of the Mayor’s Council of TransLink. She has been the Chair since the inception of the Mayor’s Council, part of the reshuffling of TransLink’s structure by former Transportation Minister Kevin … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged bc liberals, bid, british columbia, ceo, chair, council, dianne watts, gordon campbell, government, kevin falcon, leadership, mayor, metro vancouver, politics, premier, provincial, shirley bond, surrey, tom prendergast, translink, transport
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Townshift finalists on Thursday @ SFU
Townshift, the international design competition of Surrey’s Town Centres, has wrapped up with 130 submissions from 10 countries around the world. An exhibition of the finalists will occur at 6pm, this Thursday February 5th, at SFU Surrey. At 7pm, there … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Town Centre
Tagged architecture, bing thom, design competition, kwantlen, panel, sfu, surrey, town centres, townshift, trevor boddy, urban planning
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