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Tag Archives: infrastructure
Tynehead Plan envisions condos, freeways, and financial shortfalls
As we reported earlier in the year, the City and property owners are currently creating an ambitious development plan for the Tynehead neighbourhood, transforming it from a rural edge of Surrey to the centre of significant density and strip malls. … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Development, Environment, Guildford, Parks and Rec
Tagged annidale, bc, climate change, condo, dcc, density, Development, engineering, infrastructure, ncp, overpass, port kells, road, rural, sewer, sprawl, suburban, surrey, sustainability, tynehead, urban
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Data reveals severe shortage of recreation facilities in Surrey
While working at the Downtown Surrey BIA, one of the topics I was asked to investigate was the so-called “infrastructure deficit”. In layman’s terms, it refers to the lack of parks, community centres, or transit in fast growing communities, at … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, Parks and Rec, South Surrey, Whalley
Tagged arena, bc, city centre, clayton, Cloverdale, deficit, facility, fraser heights, grandview, Guildford, ice rink, infrastructure, municipal, Newton, north, panorama ridge, pool, recreation, south, surrey
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How to stop sprawl in Surrey
Transportation dictates land use. Build roads, you get strip malls, cars, and obesity. Build transit, you get mixed-use livable, healthy communities. [via South Fraser OnTrax] According to the City’s Engineering Dept. 10 Year Plan, Surrey will spend over half a … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Transport
Tagged balance, bc, bikes, complete streets, infrastructure, investment, roads, sidewalks, surrey, transit, translink, Transport, walking
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Build Surrey, six year infrastructure plan, launched
From the desk of the City Manager comes a new capital infrastructure program named Build Surrey which has the intention of encouraging “city building”. The program will help Surrey facilitate and manage more growth over the coming decade and continue … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Development, Fleetwood, Guildford, Library, Newton, Parks and Rec, Social Services, South Surrey, Town Centre, Transport, Whalley
Tagged build surrey, capital, centre, community, infrastructure, recreation
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