From the Light Rail Now folks – Portland: The freeway city that might have been A?ai??i??ai??? without light rail
The following is from the Light Rail NowAi??Ai??http://www.lightrailnow.org/index.htmAi??Ai?? folks in the USA and gives an interesting insight on how Portland’s LRT stopped highway expansion in the city, giving some valuable lessons for those advocating the return of the interurban. Portland, Oregon is certainly a model of the benefits a good light rail transit (LRT) system […]
The Tyee, on passenger rail for the Fraser Valley
An interesting article in The Tyee, on passenger rail for the Fraser Valley, By Monte Paulsen …and how it could mesh with express passenger rail service to Seattle and points south. Yet another reason for a new rail bridge…
The Light Rail Committee’s position for Valley Rail from Vancouver to Chilliwack
The followingAi??Ai??Ai??Ai??is the Light Rail Committee’sAi??Ai??proposal for ‘rail’ transit,Ai??Ai?? from Vancouver to Chilliwack. Overview: Diesel powered TramTrain, track-sharing with mainline railways, except for portions of the route in Langley and Chilliwack.Ai??Ai??TramTrain is aAi??Ai??proven concept pioneered in Karlsruhe GermanyAi??Ai??in1992 andAi??Ai??now used in many cities in Europe and North America. Track-sharing enables light rail vehicles to extend […]
A 54 metre tram from Budapest
A new 54 metre Combino tram for Budapest Hungary, capacity 350 persons!
Ex-Cambie merchant’s court victory linked to defendants’ failure to mitigate effects of Canada Line by Charlie Smith & The Georgia Straight
Publish Date: May 28, 2009 B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ian PitfieldA?ai??i??ai???s decision to award $600,000 to a Vancouver businesswoman was based, in part, on the fact that three of the six defendants didnA?ai??i??ai???t take sufficient action to mitigate the effects of Canada Line construction. Susan Heyes, owner of Hazel & Co., will also be entitled […]
Urban Transit News from the Light Rail Transit Association ~ Oregon streetcar gamble starts to pay off
Oregon streetcar gamble starts to pay off : The project to set up a US tram manufacturing capability in the Oregon city of Portland seems to be paying off. After last month’s order for six Czech-licensed cars for Portland, Oregon Iron Works has announced a USD 26 M order for seven trams of the 10T […]
Influences on success of light rail – From ‘Future of Urban Transport: Learning from Success and Weakness: Light Rail’
The following is an excerpt from ”Future of Urban Transport: Learning from Success and Weakness: Light Rail” a study by Carmen Hass-Klau & Graham Crampton. Influences on success The available data allowed the effects of eleven different influences to be examined, using correlation and multivariate regression methods: the average light rail speed, population density 300m […]
To College, by Interurban?
The following article from the Light Rail now folks has some valuable lessons for those advocating for the Vancouver to Chilliwack Interurban. The following universities and colleges would be potential destinations for students: BCIT, Simon Fraser University, Kwantlen College (Cloverdale and Langley campuses), Trinity Western University, and the University of the Fraser Valley (Chilliwack Campus). […]
Is LRT becoming the new Light-Metro?
A metre gauge tram in Germany is still considered LRT. Since theAi??Ai??early 1970’s, the term LRT or light rail transit, has been in common use describing streetcar or interurban type rail transit. The first generation of modern LRT were German ‘Stadtbahn’ (City railway) style of tram, generally articulated and heavier built than trams or streetcars […]
New Hope For-Light Rail Folks ~ Brian Lewis, May 17, 2009 Province
New hope for light-rail folks Ai??Ai?? Brian Lewis has done some research on the ‘Interurban’ project and has written another interesting and supportive article. Discovery of a long-forgotten legal document is giving new hope to advocates for re-establishing passenger rail service in the Fraser Valley. It’s a 21-year-old Master Agreement between B.C. Hydro and Canadian […]
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