Welcome to the new Rail For the Valley website

Hi everyone, I am extraordinarily pleased to present to you the new Rail For the Valley website. http://www.railforthevalley.com   Make sure to check out all the sections. In addition to a new professional layout, there's:  A lot of new content on our campaign and related issues, that has already been posted Continual news updates posted to http://www.railforthevalley.com much more frequently […]

AdiA?A?s the Evergreen Line?

It seems TransLink’s game of brinkmanship will be their undoing. They have played this hand too often and regional politico’s are tired playing against a stacked deck. We all know that public transit is good, but when you have Gordon Price saying on the radio, that the LRT/SkyTrain debate is theological and radio personality singing […]

USA: Why the Stimulus Package Failed

A commentary by Lyndon Henry, fromAi??Ai??the Light Rail Now folks in the United States. The question to be asked here is: “Was Canada so-called stimulus funding successful?” While the commentary below doesn’t directly mention public transportation, rail transit, or passenger rail, I believe it is directly relevant to the issue of federal investment in these […]

Surrey considers paying its own fare for better transit

Surrey considers paying its own fare for better transit BY KELLY SINOSKI, VANCOUVER SUN NOVEMBER 5, 2010 Surrey plans to make a stronger case for light rail and streetcar service, and may even consider footing part of the bill if cash-strapped TransLink can’t afford it. Coun. Judy Villeneuve said city officials were impressed after a […]

Rail for the Valley News in the EUROPEAN Press!

Ha, ha, ha……… If TransLink, the provincial government and the Vancouver Sun don't think the Rail for the Valley/Leewood TramTrain report isn't worth responding too, Railway Strategies do. Here we have a situation of the RftV/Leewood report being deemed more important overseas than in the Vancouver metro area! This just furthers the evidence that our […]

Let’s NOT make a Deal A?ai??i??ai??? Property tax hike for transit only choice before mayors

TransLink is at it again, playing brinkmanship with regional mayors and I hope the valley politicos see through this tawdry charade, which has become a clichA?Ai?? for TransLink’s haphazard planning efforts. Behind door number 1, you have option A Ai??Ai??behind door number 2, you have option B; behind door number 3, you have option A […]

Let’s NOT make a Deal A?ai??i??ai??? Property tax hike for transit only choice before mayors

TransLink is at it again, playing brinkmanship with regional mayors and I hope the valley politicos see through this tawdry charade, which has become a clichA?Ai?? for TransLink’s haphazard planning efforts. Behind door number 1, you have option A Ai??Ai??behind door number 2, you have option B; behind door number 3, you have option A […]

The future of public transit in America A?ai??i??ai??? will Canada Follow?

The following is from Lyndon Henry, from the Light Rail Now folks, who is an avid supporter of public transit and light rail in the United States. I fear, as many do in Ontario, that our current populistAi??Ai??politicians will lead us to a new public transit dark age, where precious transit monies are spent on […]

The future of public transit in America A?ai??i??ai??? will Canada Follow?

The following is from Lyndon Henry, from the Light Rail Now folks, who is an avid supporter of public transit and light rail in the United States. I fear, as many do in Ontario, that our current populistAi??Ai??politicians will lead us to a new public transit dark age, where precious transit monies are spent on […]

Surrey Leader – DonA?ai??i??ai???t dismiss South-of-Fraser transit

DonA?ai??i??ai???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 regionA?ai??i??ai???s transit problems. During the workshops held in Surrey, participants found it difficult to understand why such a wonderful […]