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Tag Archives: Newton
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
Newton Plan nearly complete – but no implementation soon
A new land use plan for Newton, jointly prepared by the City of Surrey and TransLink, is nearly complete – albeit roughly two years behind schedule. The plan creates a new vision for the Town Centre, including several innovative elements … Continue reading
A look ahead at Transportation in 2011
2010 was a big year on the transportation agenda for the City. Staff recently submitted their first annual progress report, highlighting the City’s work towards short and long term goals introduced in the 2008 Transportation Strategic Plan. Here’s just some … Continue reading
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
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
Posted in City Hall, Development, Newton
Tagged areal, change, Development, expansion, growth, Newton, panorama ridge, sullivan, surrey
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TownShift: Phase two begins
TownShift, Surrey’s successful urban design competition, is about to enter a new outreach phase. Under the moniker TownShift: Connected, the City will embark on a series of community consultations to discuss the ideas that were presented in the competition and … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Events, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey
Tagged bc, Cloverdale, competition, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, surrey, townshift, urban design
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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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