British Columbia Archives - Page 13 of 13 - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Inconsistencies in Paul Hillsdon’s 2008 “Transit for Tomorrow” LRT proposal

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on March 17, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged at-grade, at-grade light rail, BC, British Columbia, Civic Surrey, Community Impact, competition, cost estimates, debate, debunking misconceptions, Economic development, Economics, failed cost estmiates, Greater Vancouver, initial belief, Inteurban light rail, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Plans, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, Light Rail Visions, limitations, LRT, LRT advocates, map of surrey, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, Paul Hillsdon, plan, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, transit, transit expansion, Transit Plans, Transit Studies, Transit Visions, Transportation

Back in 2008, Paul Hillsdon (http://www.paulhillsdon.com/), today a Civic Surrey (civicsurrey.com) blogger, was receiving some rather notorious attention for his independent candidacy for City Council at Age 18 – and no doubt many people praised him for that, as would anyone with an appreciation of young people who are able to do so-perceived great things, amazing […]

SkyTrain Can Integrate with Urban Environments

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on December 13, 2011Posted in UncategorizedTagged British Columbia, Canada, Canada Line, community, Community Impact, Greater Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, Richmond, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Sustainability, train, transit, Transit integration, TransLink, TransportationNo Comments

While we don’t have much in the way of finished text content to share with our readers today, we would like to share with you some images we found dating back to the Canada Line implementation plans for Richmond. The images prominently showcase how the rapid rail transit guideway of the Canada Line SkyTrain line […]

Portland, OR: the wrong role model for Surrey Rail Transit

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on November 14, 2011Posted in UncategorizedTagged automobile, BC, British Columbia, Canada, City Council, Community Impact, comparisons, competition, Dianne Watts, Economics, Greater Vancouver, light rail, Light Rail Transit, limitations, LRT, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, plan, Portland, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Surrey City Council, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Sustainability, train, transit, TransLink, Transportation, TriMet, vision5 Comments

There needs to be understanding of the role that rail transit will play in Surrey in the future. This city needs rail transit not only to more effectively move the people who already are here, but also to accommodate population growth and encourage appropriate development in the right areas. All of these roles that rail […]