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Tag Archives: transit
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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Bus crashes into Newton Wave Pool
The Province is reporting that a bus crashed into the Newton Wave Pool this afternoon. Nobody inside was hurt, though the driver sustained leg injuries.
Posted in Newton, Parks and Rec, Transport
Tagged bus, crash, newton wave pool, transit, translink
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Stimulus funding for Hwy 99 rapid bus
In perhaps one of the oddest stimulus projects announced, Surrey will receive a combined $13 million from the federal and provincial governments to build a northbound rapid bus lane along Hwy 99, between King George and Hwy 91. Stimulus projects … Continue reading
Posted in South Surrey, Transport
Tagged bc, bridgeport, canada line, economic, funding, government, highway 99, plan, provincial, rapid bus, south, stimulus, surrey, transit, translink, white rock
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New bus shelters coming in December [exclusive]
Civic Surrey has obtained a rendering of the new bus shelters that will go up across the City in December, according to an official City of Surrey poster. The City has been working over a year on the design of … Continue reading
Posted in Transport
Tagged bus shelter, street furniture, surrey, transit, translink, urban design
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Newton Town Centre draft plan unveiled – It’s Spectacular!
Thanks to major land ownings in the area, the City of Surrey and TransLink had previously agreed to set off on a joint planning study to develop a new Neighbourhood Concept Plan to help revitalize Newton Town Centre. That planning … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Newton, Transport
Tagged brt, Development, ecodensity, festival street, green street, livable, lrt, main street, newton town centre, park, planning, surrey, sustainable, transit, translink, urban design, wave pool, ywca
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Developments, transit and Tony Blair
Infinity Phase 2, currently on hold due to the financial collapse of the Lehman Brothers, is being rescued by none other than Concord Pacific. That development corporation, well known for its towers along the former Expo lands on False Creek, … Continue reading
Posted in Development, South Surrey, Transport, Whalley
Tagged 364, 388, bc, bosa, city centre, concord pacific, Development, infinity, quattro, semiahmoo, surrey, tony blair, towers, transit, translink
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70 storey tower complex planned for King George station
Several towers, with one as high as 70 storeys, are being promised for Surrey’s City Centre as part of a $1.6-billion development over the next 15 years. Berezan Management Ltd. announced Thursday its plans to develop the property on King … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Transport, Whalley
Tagged complex, Development, hotel, king george, mall, office, residential, skytrain station, transit, vertical farm
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Newton Town Centre planning study soon
Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in the summer between the City and TransLink, the two organizations are set to begin a joint planning study, leading to a Neighbourhood Concept Plan for Newton Town Centre. The planning study … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Newton, Transport
Tagged bc, bus loop, exchange, mixed use, Newton, surrey, sustainable, tower, Town Centre, transit, translink
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Update on Semiahmoo Mall Redevelopment
As you may recall, Bosa Properties is planning to completely transform it’s Semiahmoo Mall property in the future from a suburban strip mall into a high-rise urban village. The Province has more details: If you’re curious about how the bustling … Continue reading
Posted in Development, South Surrey, Town Centre, Transport
Tagged bc, bosa, high rise, mall, redevelopment, semiahmoo, South Surrey, towers, Town Centre, transit
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