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City refutes budget numbers
June 26, 2012 | Paul HillsdonWe received a rebuttal from the City’s Manager of Transportation, Jaime Boan, in regards to a post last week on the modal distribution of the Engineering budget. Here’s the response in full:
The first thing to consider is that our 10-Year Plan and Capital Plans indicate works that are both new/improved infrastructure and some maintenance (repaving) but excludes most maintenance costs which are done through our Operations Division. As a result, for the purposes of comparing spending by mode it is best to exclude the maintenance and consider it only new/improved infrastructure.
Surrey’s greenway plan gets an update
November 24, 2011 | Nathan PachalThe City of Surrey is in the process of updating their greenway system plan and is currently looking for public feedback. You can download a draft copy of the plan from their website. The plan, City of Surrey Greenways Plan: … Read More
Walking Plan for Surrey misses the mark
April 11, 2011 | Paul HillsdonThe Engineering Department recently released their long awaited Walking Plan, intended to be a detailed strategy to improve walking in the city. While the Plan is comprehensive, its focus appears to be on establishing a new philosophy at City … Read More
How to stop sprawl in Surrey
June 7, 2010 | Paul HillsdonTransportation 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 … Read More
