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Tag Archives: light rail
Watts’ LRT plan is MIA
Back in April at the Mayor’s annual State of the City address, Dianne Watts unveiled her latest city-building initiative: Light Rail for Surrey. Fresh off a trip from Portland, she was convinced the at-grade trains were the right solution for … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Transport
Tagged dianne watts, langley, light rail, lrt, skytrain, surrey, transit, translink, transport
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City touts LRT plan in new video
The City has updated an early video visualizing LRT in Surrey, showcasing the new rendering on the front page of its corporate website. Entitled “The City of Surrey’s Vision for Rapid Transit,” the new video includes a voiceover, explaining the … Continue reading
Rapid Transit study points to Fraser Highway, possible SkyTrain
TransLink recently entered public consultation for Phase 2 of their study on rapid transit in the South Fraser area. Phase 1 previously concluded the need to connect any future routes at Surrey City Centre, to aid in the concentration of … Continue reading
Posted in Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey, Transport, Whalley
Tagged brt, bus, langley, light rail, lrt, rapid transit, skytrain, surrey, transit, translink
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LRT by 2012? Let’s make sure we get it right
Although Mayor Watts’ ambitious calls for sustainable transportation funding “within a month or two,” and Light Rail design plans for Surrey by 2012, ought to be commended and supported, the speed with which she is moving should be a … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Development, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey, Transport, Whalley
Tagged bc, densification, density, Development, dianne watts, light rail, lrt, planning, surrey, Town Centre
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EXCLUSIVE: Video rendering of LRT in Surrey
Civic Surrey has obtained a copy of an exciting video presented to the audience at Mayor Watts’ State of the City address. The short, two minute video shows a computer generated Light Rail line running between the City Centre and … Continue reading
Watts’ next priority: Light Rail by 2012
Mayor Dianne Watts used her sixth annual State of the City address to make a strong case for a light rail system across Surrey. Watts noted the successful multi-modal transit system in Portland, whose spine is a light rail network, … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey, Transport, Whalley
Tagged bc, christy clark, dianne watts, funding, light rail, lrt, rapid transit, surrey, translink, vancouver
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Shocker: Surrey gives $140M/yr to TransLink
According to comments made to the Surrey Leader, Mayor Dianne Watts has revealed that Surrey sends roughly $144 million per year into TransLink’s coffers – that’s $44 million in property taxes and $100 million in gas taxes. The question is, … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Transport
Tagged b-line, bus, dianne watts, funding, king george, light rail, lrt, network, revenue, service, surrey, tax, transit, translink
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