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Tag Archives: transport
Leveling the Playing Field: Improving Public Transportation Infrastructure
Surrey should prioritize developing Light Rail Transit (LRT) and enhanced Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) connections and other bus services to link parts of the City in a much more effective way and also to connect Surrey to neighbouring municipalities. Based … Continue reading
Demand mayors to pass new transit on Oct 7
The future of TransLink and its latest plans for transit expansion will come to a head this week when a supplemental funding package comes to the Mayor’s Council for its final vote. The funding plan consists of a 2 cent … Continue reading
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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Surrey ready for transit improvements
Last night I attended the public consultation for TransLink’s “Moving Forward” plan for transportation improvements in the region. While you can read more about the plan on a previous post, I really want to talk about the evening. This public … Continue reading
SCC pushes non-sensical, tax revolt populism
In an editorial to the Vancouver Sun this week, SCC City Council candidate Stephanie Ryan called for the removal of tolls on bridges in Surrey, among other popular but unrealistic demands. Capitalizing on the ad hoc approach to transport funding South … Continue reading
Surrey should be building mixed-use corridors, not high-rise buildings.
I came across an article the other day called “More low-down on tall buildings”. While it’s worth checking out the whole article, the following two sentences stood out: The proposition that tall buildings are necessary to prevent suburban sprawl is … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Transport
Tagged corridors, density, Development, downtown, expansion, pedestrian, surrey, SxD, TOD, transit, transit oriented development, transport
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East Clayton needs improved transit to live up to its potential
Sometimes things don’t go quite according to plan. East Clayton was designed as a Smart Growth community following these principals: -Conserve land and energy by designing compact walkable neighbourhoods. -Provide different dwelling types (a mix of housing types, including a … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Development
Tagged Cloverdale, design, Development, East Clayton, Smart Growth, surrey, transit, translink, transport, zoning
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