Politicians talking about a split from TransLink

Politicians talking about a split from TransLink Upset they’ve become a funding source for projects elsewhere, south of Fraser officials could form own entity BY SANDOR GYARMATI, THE DELTA OPTIMIST JANUARY 29, 2011 Lack of transit services for the money has Delta politicians looking at their options. Photograph by: Delta Optimist, file photo It might […]

Hudson-Bergen extension opens in New Jersey

Railway Gazette 01 February 2011 http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/hudson-bergen-extension-opens-in-new-jersey.html Ai??USA: A 1Ai??6 km extension of the Hudson-Bergen light rail line south from the former terminus at 22nd Street to a new stop at Eighth Street in Bayonne opened on January 31. The ribbon-cutting was attended by US Senator Robert Menendez, Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith and New Jersey Transit […]

Light rail that works

CALGARYai??i?? From Saturday’s Globe and Mail by Marcus Gee http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/marcus-gee/light-rail-that-works/article1887237/ Mayor Rob Ford has left no confusion about how he feels about light-rail transit. One of his first acts as mayor was to declare the death of Transit City, a multibillion-dollar plan for a network of above-ground transit lines. Listening to Mr. Ford, you might […]

Proposal for Light Rail in Copenhagen

The Danish Minister of Transport Hans Christian Schmidt will promote a light rail system using the bypass road Ring 3 west to Copenhagen:Ai??Ai?? http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2011/01/20/220647.htm Ai?? The Light Rail line will pass through ten municipalities, and is estimated to cost DEK 1,5Ai??billion [CAD$273 million]. From Lundtofte, south to IshA?j by the coast and then via Kgs, […]

Grand plan to bring tram system to Chester

ChesterFirstAi?? Published date: 24 January 2011 | Published by: Laura Jones http://www.chesterfirst.co.uk/news/98061/grand-plan-to-bring-tram-system-to-chester.aspx MAJOR plans to extend a tram network from Manchester to Chester will be presented to the government tomorrow. Think tank Trams UK will recommend at the House of Commons that the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) light rail system, the Manchester Metrolink, […]

Hybrid tram goes live in US city

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/hybrid-tram-goes-live-in-us-city-2191448.html The world has hybrid cars, hybrid buses and even hybrid boats – and now it has a hybrid tram (streetcar), unveiled this week in a US city. The patriotically-named “ameriTRAM” was actually built by a subsidiary of Japanese firm The Kinki Sharyo Co and began trundling along the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina January […]

A Fix for Fraser Valley Transit, or is the Fix In?

By Daniel van der Kroon, UFV Students for Sustainability Original article can be viewed here:Ai??http://www.footprintpress.ca/2011/01/winter-2011-issue-of-the-footprint-press/    

Light rail advocates take aim at province’s transit plan for Fraser Valley

Light rail advocates take aim at province’s transit plan for Fraser Valley BY FRANK LUBA, THE PROVINCE JANUARY 11, 2011 A citizensA?ai??i??ai??? group from the Fraser Valley believe the provincial government is off track with its plan to provide public transit in the region with a rapid bus model. Rail for the Valley recently completed […]

Rail folks find study biased in favour of rapid bus

Rail folks find study biased in favour of rapid bus BY PAUL J. HENDERSON, THE TIMES JANUARY 11, 2011 The provincial government’s shelving of light rail from Chilliwack to Surrey in the long-awaited Fraser Valley Transit Study (FVTS) is “biased,” “misleading,” and full of “flaws and errors,” according to the Rail for the Valley advocacy […]

Surrey Leader – Bus-boosting study stacked deck against Valley trains: critic

Bus-boosting study stacked deck against Valley trains: critic Critics with Rail For The Valley say the province’s transit review concentrated on heavy rail service like the West Coast Express, rather than accurately costing out a modern light rail option. By Jeff Nagel – BC Local News Published: January 10, 2011 12:00 PM Updated: January 10, […]