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20 Avenue Cycling Project
October 26, 2012 | Nathan PachalLast year, the City of Surrey started a process to make some changes to 20th Avenue between 146th Street and 152nd Street. The original plan was to widen the road to accommodate on-street bike lanes and improve pedestrian access. Some … Read More
City of Surrey adopts new cycling plan
July 26, 2012 | Nathan PachalOver the last few years, the City of Surrey has being ramping up its support for cycling and other forms of active transportation. In 2011, Surrey adopted a greenway system plan and walking plan based on a transportation plan that … Read More
City refutes budget numbers
June 26, 2012 | Paul HillsdonWe received a rebuttal from the City’s Manager of Transportation, Jaime Boan, in regards to a post last week on the modal distribution of the Engineering budget. Here’s the response in full:
The first thing to consider is that our 10-Year Plan and Capital Plans indicate works that are both new/improved infrastructure and some maintenance (repaving) but excludes most maintenance costs which are done through our Operations Division. As a result, for the purposes of comparing spending by mode it is best to exclude the maintenance and consider it only new/improved infrastructure.
Transport alternatives neglected in City budget
June 18, 2012 | Paul HillsdonEver wonder how much the City spends on transportation? While you may assume TransLink pulls the heavy lifting, the City plans to spend just over $700 million over the next decade on transport in Surrey. 94% of that money will … Read More
Six new greenway additions coming soon to Surrey
April 10, 2012 | Paul HillsdonAfter two years of phenomenal growth in the greenways network, with three new pedestrian overpasses and a new perimeter trail at Tynehead Regional Park, the City’s Transportation department is keeping up the momentum with six more additions planned over the … Read More
Surrey’s greenway plan gets an update
November 24, 2011 | Nathan PachalThe City of Surrey is in the process of updating their greenway system plan and is currently looking for public feedback. You can download a draft copy of the plan from their website. The plan, City of Surrey Greenways Plan: … Read More
Surrey’s Greenway System
August 11, 2011 | Nathan PachalWhen Vancouver was first developed there weren’t many laws to protect the environment or farmland. As a result most of the rivers and streams in Vancouver where buried underground and farmland paved over. Also in Vancouver most of BC Hydro’s … Read More
