Surrey Leader – Valley ignored by TransLink

Valley ignored by TransLink Published: October 19, 2010 4:00 PM Updated: October 19, 2010 4:31 PM The recent announcement by TransLink dismissing the Interurban corridor from transit consideration shows the provincial government to be completely out of touch when it comes to meeting the needs of people South of the Fraser River. Rail For the […]

Peace Arch News – Keep railing for commuter train

Keep railing for commuter train Published: October 15, 2010 9:00 AM Updated: October 15, 2010 9:33 AM Editor: Re: Light rail would work here, Oct. 8. Kudos to columnist Frank Bucholtz for raising awareness of a viable alternative to SkyTrain expansion in the Fraser Valley, which is available now A?ai??i??ai??? not 10 to 20 years […]

Surrey Leader – Why no light rail?

Why no light rail? Published: October 14, 2010 1:00 PM Updated: October 14, 2010 1:45 PM So Premier Campbell has promised SkyTrain to Langley, but does anyone believe him? To refresh everyoneA?ai??i??ai???sA?ai??i??ai??? memories, SkyTrain is a proprietary, automatic (driverless) railway that is now owned by Bombardier Inc. First marketed in the late 1970s, what we […]

Abbotsford News – RegionA?ai??i??ai???s mayors will be left waiting for SkyTrain

RegionA?ai??i??ai???s mayors will be left waiting for SkyTrain Published: October 07, 2010 11:00 AM Updated: October 07, 2010 11:22 AM 0 Comments On Monday, Rail for the Valley and Leewood Projects (UK) released a historic and revolutionary TramTrain report for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. The TramTrain plan is historic, for it is the […]

Chilliwack Progress – Light rail delivers more bang for the buck

Light rail delivers more bang for the buck Published: October 13, 2010 10:00 AM Updated: October 13, 2010 10:38 AM So Premier Campbell has promised SkyTrain to Langley, but does anyone believe him? To refresh everyoneA?ai??i??ai???s memory, SkyTrain is a proprietary, automatic (driverless) railway that is now owned by Bombardier Inc. First marketed in the […]

Chilliwack Progress – Message to transport minister

Message to transport minister Published: August 20, 2010 9:00 AM Updated: August 20, 2010 9:45 AM Open letter to Chuck Strahl, federal minister of transportation. I am concerned about congestion on Highway No. 1, and the need for a passenger service four times a day in each direction on the Southern Railway, from Chilliwack to […]

Chilliwack Progress – A transportation vision for the future

A transportation vision for the future Published: July 27, 2010 9:00 AM Updated: July 27, 2010 9:50 AM Re: Chilliwack not on board with commuter rail (Chilliwack Progress, July 20). Kudos to Mayor Gaetz for being patient and waiting for the results from the Fraser Valley transit study currently underway. But if sheA?ai??i??ai???s hoping to […]

Transportation: TransLink dog and pony show selling snake oil

Transportation: TransLink dog and pony show selling snake oil Langley Advance October 15, 2010 Dear Editor, I see that TransLink is taking its well-honed dog and pony transit show to Surrey, and I hope residents watch out for the snake-oil that passes as transit planning. TransLink doesnA?ai??i??ai???t care for modern light rail, and prefers to […]

Rail readily beats SkyTrain

Rail readily beats SkyTrain By John Buker, Langley Advance October 8, 2010 Dear Editor, Premier Gordon Campbell announced a SkyTrain line to Langley, and rapid buses from Langley to Chilliwack, with no timeline for implementation and no funding arrangements. Has the provincial government not yet read the independent 84-page Interurban study by Leewood Projects? The […]

Better solutions save farms

Better solutions save farms By Eric J. Bysouth, Langley Advance September 17, 2010 Dear Editor, Obviously, Councillor Steve Ferguson [New road will benefit farms, Sept. 14 Letters, Langley Advance] did not, when he first voted yes, understand what is needed to resolve the problem at Mufford Crescent and Glover Road, and he still does not. […]