SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Light Rail Ineffective: Portland transit mode-share unchanged despite $4 billion+ in LRT spending

Recently we came across the results of a study and article on Portland transit mode-share released not too long ago on the Human Transit Blog, written and managed by professional public transit planning consultant Jarrett Walker. The article is called “Portland: A Challenging Chart“.  Walker and his friend Adrian created a chart which shows the […]

SkyTrain Can Integrate with Urban Environments

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 […]

SkyTrain Dismissed: Downtown BIA Shifting the Playing Field?

Dr. David Hendrickson and Dr. Sean Connelly were recently commissioned by the Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association to create a transportation study called “Leveling the Playing Field: Improving Public Transportation Infrastructure“.  The 35 page long study has to do with transportation problems and options for the City of Surrey. The study definitely found and decently […]

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

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 […]