Spain’s FEVE Regional Light Railway – A Model For The Valley TramTrain?

The following came via the Light Rail Transit Association’s members group. The FEVE is a Spanish narrow or metre gauge railway, what could be termed a ‘light’ railway, operating light rail style articulated electrical multiple units, diesel articulated multiple units as well as freight or goods trains. It is this type of operation that is […]

Mr. Campbell Responds to the Rail For The Valley/Leewood Report With Deciet

Gordon Campbell has a very bad reputation for not telling the truth, in fact he is a habitual teller of very tall tales. The Premier’s statement in the following article, ” But you know the operating costs of the SkyTrain are about 50 per cent a year less than with light rail. And the ridership […]

Rail for the Valley In The News

The Rail for the Valley/Leewood TramTrain study has had region wide reporting, with most of the weekly papers featuring this historic news release. Here are some links. (Stay tuned for more!) CBC News Video: Light rail recommended for Fraser Valley Chilliwack Times: Report supports light rail: ‘An honest accounting’ of the potential transit system Abbotsford […]

Rail for the Valley in the News!

The Rail for the Valley/Leewood TramTrain study has had region wide reporting, with most of the weekly papers featuring this historic news release. Click here to download the full 84 page report Surrey Leader, Langley Times & Chilliwack Progress, BC http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/surreyleader/news/103467759.html or http://tinyurl.com/32zmj7n Valley light rail all go, twin groups claim Vancouver Province http://www.theprovince.com/life/Valley+light+rail+twin+groups+claim/3556678/story.html or […]

Groundbreaking report on Interurban light rail

The Rail for the Valley/Leewood study is indeed historic, for it is the first time in over 30 years that a truly independent transit study, free of political and bureaucratic influence,Ai??Ai??has been done in the region. The studyAi??Ai??showsAi??Ai??that the region canAi??Ai??build a large ‘rail’ network cheaply, with an affordableAi??Ai??vision for future, cost effective extensions. SkyTrain’s […]

Groundbreaking report on Interurban light rail A?ai??i??ai??? released TODAY

Rail For The Valley is extremely excited to announce the release of a comprehensive independent analysis of the potential for light rail service on the existing and publicly owned Interurban Rail Corridor, connecting communities from Chilliwack to Vancouver with an affordable, sustainable public transportation system. The study, now complete, was performed by Leewood Projects. About […]

Groundbreaking report on Interurban light rail – released TODAY

UPDATE: Major media coverage of the report CBC News Video: Light rail recommended for Fraser Valley Rail for the Valley – Breakfast Television on City TV Langley Times editorial – Speed up transit decisions Langley Advance: Study lauds light rail Chilliwack Times: Report supports light rail: ‘An honest accounting’ of the potential transit system Chilliwack […]

A Must Read For Regional Mayors Before They Talk Transit Funding!

SinceAi??Ai??the spring of 2008, the Light Rail Committee has circulated an E-Mail sent by American transit and transportation expert, Gerald Fox to a Victoria transit group that wants to promote LRT and TramTrain in the Capital Region. Mr. Fox easily shreds TransLink’s business case for the Evergreen Line which shouldAi??Ai??forewarn transit groups and regional politiciansAi??Ai??in […]

Light Rail News Round Up

Some news about LRT and transit from the USA and Europe. Houston http://triptotheouthouse.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/metrorail-houston.jpg Ai??Ai??http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kC5MT2r5U8s/Sl4F-NXBl6I/AAAAAAAALDo/Xc0hZryKsgk/s1600-h/Houston+METRORail.jpg Ai??Ai??http://www.flickr.com/photos/16638697@N00/186998827 Ai??Ai??Oslo http://i46.tinypic.com/11j43s4.jpg Ai??Ai??http://lh6.ggpht.com/_-sUKhyFR7PM/RrxuaQKw-FI/AAAAAAAABus/hVt9hZCtBaw/IMG_1897.JPG TAMPA – More than a decade ago, Phoenix baseball officials showcased a video of their state of the art ballpark during a lavish Tampa Bay reception, overwhelming the home team’s introduction of Tropicana Field. Local business and […]

Transit Blogs

Well, if you are stuck inside due to our heavy rain, here are some interesting transit blogs to peruse. You may not have come across some of these before: http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/ Ai??Ai??http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2010-05-04/article/35212?headline=Against-BRT-Streets-are-for-People-Not-Buses Ai??Ai??http://www.cahsrblog.com/ Ai??Ai??http://capntransit.blogspot.com/2009/03/feds-relax-restrictions-for-light-rail.html Ai??Ai??http://www.friendsoftheotrain.org/ Ai??Ai??http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2008/07/14/milwaukee-transit-the-technologies/ Ai??Ai??http://www.pdxtransit.com/index.php/2009/08/14/the-o-train-ottawas-light-rail/ Ai??Ai??http://theoverheadwire.blogspot.com/ Ai??Ai??http://melbpt.wordpress.com/tram-construction-costs/ Ai??Ai??http://stevemunro.ca/ Ai??Ai??http://transport514.wordpress.com/