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Visualizing growth: Newton

This is the fifth and final post in our decade-end retrospective visualizing urban growth in the City. This post examines the neighbourhood of East Newton, which is bordered by 152nd on the east, 72 in the north, 64th Ave in the … Continue reading

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Visualizing growth: Cloverdale

This is the fourth post in our decade-end retrospective visualizing urban growth in the City. This post examines the neighbourhood of West Cloverdale. I actually lived in one of the older CMHC homes in the community back in 1998, one of … Continue reading

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Visualizing growth: Grandview

This is the third post in our decade-end retrospective visualizing urban growth in the City. This post examines the joint neighbourhoods of Morgan Heights, Rosemary Heights, and Grandview Heights, all located east of Hwy 99 in South Surrey. It is the … Continue reading

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Visualizing growth: Sullivan

This is the second post in our decade-end retrospective visualizing urban growth in the City. This post examines the joint neighbourhoods of Sullivan and Panorama Ridge in southeast Newton. The area is bordered by 64th at the north, 152nd on … Continue reading

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Visualizing growth: Clayton

As a sign off to the first decade of the new millennium, we will explore five communities in Surrey that have witnessed tremendous growth and rapid change between 1998 and 2010. These visuals help us all comprehend the intense pace … Continue reading

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Why does Build Surrey ignore Libraries?

The Build Surrey program, which promises to play infrastructure catch up to deal with the extraordinary growth of the City, includes recreation facilities, parks, arts spaces, and even police stations. While these are certainly much needed community spaces, the program … Continue reading

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Watts expected to vote down proposed King George B-Line

Despite years of rhetoric touting the expansion of transit within Surrey, now that a reasonable and affordable option is on the table that would, among other things, begin a long-planned B-Line service down King George, Mayor Watts has decided that … Continue reading

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