Light rail: SkyTrain most costly route

Light rail: SkyTrain most costly route LANGLEY ADVANCE DECEMBER 31, 2010 Dear Editor, While local mayors bicker with TransLink over the funding of yet another grossly expensive metro line for the region, Rail for the Valley, in association with Leewood Projects in the UK, has provided the region with a far cheaper alternative: a TramTrain [...]

BCLocalNews.com – Fraser Valley Transit Study shows dated thinking about rail

Fraser Valley Transit Study shows dated thinking about rail Published: December 29, 2010 2:00 PM Updated: December 29, 2010 2:21 PM The long awaited $400,000 Fraser Valley Transit Study has stale-dated by the September release of the independent Rail for The Valley/Leewood Interurban Report. The RftV/Leewood gives actual costs for a 21st century Fraser Valley interurban and the [...]

Rail tracks should be built instead of roads

Rail tracks should be built instead of roads BY HEIDI GRECO, VANCOUVER SUN DECEMBER 29, 2010 Re: Urgent upgrade pushed for Fraser Valley transit to deal with huge population growth, Dec. 21 It was good to see front-page coverage on the transit overhaul needed for the Fraser Valley. For the most part, I can only [...]

The cost of improved transit

The cost of improved transit THE TIMES DECEMBER 24, 2010 Editor, the Times: “Now we know what we should focus on and what it will cost. It’s a given we have to improve the system,” as quoted from your article (Dec. 21 Times). This study and many like it seem to be focused on the [...]

Rail for the Valley simply makes sense

Rail for the Valley simply makes sense THE TIMES DECEMBER 7, 2010 Editor, the Times: While local mayors bicker with TransLink over the funding of yet another grossly expensive metro line for the region, Rail for the Valley, in association with Leewood Projects in the UK, have provided the region with a far cheaper alternative; [...]

South Delta Leader – LETTER—Light rail the one

LETTER—Light rail the one Published: November 18, 2010 11:00 AM Updated: November 18, 2010 11:18 AM The ongoing debate about TransLink, taxes, bridge tolls, and transit will not be resolved if current planning practices continue. The problem is funding and when TransLink continues to plan for “pie in the sky” SkyTrain or light metro, costing [...]

Surrey Leader – Don’t dismiss South-of-Fraser transit

Don’t dismiss South-of-Fraser transit Surrey Leader Published: November 04, 2010 12:00 PM The recent announcement by TransLink, concerning the Surrey Rapid Transit Study, dismissed the Interurban corridor as having no role to play in solving the region’s transit problems. During the workshops held in Surrey, participants found it difficult to understand why such a wonderful [...]

Valley commuters need bridge

Valley commuters need bridge By Christina Beaupre, The Province October 24, 2010 This is the first I’ve heard that the old Port Mann Bridge is going to be demolished! That bridge was an integral part of the Trans Canada Highway, which is supposed to connect Canadians coast to coast. How can it be that B. [...]

Uninformed about transit

Uninformed about transit The Times October 19, 2010 Editor: Each time the light rail issue has been brought up Mayor Sharon Gaetz hasn’t had any more insight than to say rail crossings would cost the city $500,000 each. Upper Prairie Road is shortly getting one of these new crossings and after the government’s contributions the [...]

Chilliwack Progress – Light rail offers economic solution

Light rail offers economic solution Published: October 25, 2010 6:00 PM It should be noted that Chilliwack’s public transit is utilized by about one per cent of residents. We don’t need studies to tell us the reason for that is our bus service is terrible. The mayor has pointed out that most vehicle traffic stays [...]