BCLocalNews.com – Study calls for major transit boost

Study calls for major transit boost ByAi??Ai??Jennifer Feinberg – Chilliwack ProgressPublished:Ai??Ai??December 21, 2010 7:00 AM Updated:Ai??Ai??December 21, 2010 9:19 AM The long-awaited Fraser Valley Transit study quietly appeared online Thursday, with a clear focus on local transit improvements. The study by the province and FVRD with partners BC Transit and TransLink, looked at local, regional […]

Buses, not rail, laid out in Valley transit vision ByAi??Ai??Jeff Nagel – BC Local News Published:Ai??Ai??December 20, 2010 12:00 PM Updated:Ai??Ai??December 20, 2010 4:21 PM The Fraser Valley needs to get A?ai??i??ai???Ai??Ai??and pay for A?ai??i??ai???Ai??Ai??a much higher level of bus service, but a rail transit service that would wind its way along the old Interurban […]

Study goes off the rails

Study goes off the rails BY PAUL J. HENDERSON, THE TIMES DECEMBER 21, 2010 Proponents of the inter-urban rail line from Chilliwack to Surrey are critical of some of the assumptions underlying the provincial government’s Fraser Valley Transit Study (FVTS) released last week. Based on economic and demographic projections, the long-awaited report concludes that light […]

Bus vs trains

Bus vs trains Transit study favours buses over rail BY ROCHELLE BAKER, THE TIMES DECEMBER 21, 2010 A much anticipated study about the future of transit in the Fraser Valley has been released, and it favours expanding bus routes over re-establishing the Interurban rail service. “We’ve been waiting for it for a while and are […]

Buses may patch Fraser Valley transit gap, but will they fix it? – Cayo

Buses may patch Fraser Valley transit gap, but will they fix it? By DON CAYO 21 DEC 2010 Filed under: transit, TransLink More buses A?ai??i??ai??? a lot more A?ai??i??ai??? are the best bet for commuters in the fast-growing Fraser Valley, according to to a joint report from the Fraser Valley Regional District, TransLink, the Ministry […]

Study: not enough demand for rail service to Fraser Valley – News1130

Study: not enough demand for rail service to Fraser Valley The province will use this information to plan transit projects to the Fraser Valley over the next 25 years Jesse Johnston Dec 17, 2010 13:24:22 PM VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The province says new research shows there isn’t enough demand for commuter rail service between Greater […]

Light Rail Transforming Cities, Guiding Development

December 27, 2010 JJ Sutherland, National Public Radio http://www.npr.org/ It’s hard to find a city in America that isn’t planning, proposing, studying or actually building a light rail system. Cities as diverse as Dallas, Seattle and Washington, D.C., all see light rail as part of their future — a way to reshape their development. There […]

From the Light Rail Transit Association – Mulhouse tram train ready

Mulhouse tram train ready : On December 12, 2010, ai???the first inter-connected tram-train of Franceai??? will enter into service. The public will be able to preview the new line from the afternoon Saturday 11th when there will be free travel on the trams, tram train and buses as far as Lutterbach on both the Saturday […]

What Fools We Mortals Be – Toronto’s New mayor, Rob Ford.

American style Tea Party politician andAi??Toronto’s new mayor Rob Ford, is taking the TTC back 50 years or more by forcing the TTC to build new subways, instead of much cheaper light rail. Ford is just mimicking the same bleat that AmericanAi??politicos use, the “war on the car” andAi??has used itAi??with great effectiveness, but what […]

Surrey’s main issue is simple: better transit

Surrey’s main issue is simple: better transit Seven of every 10 people moving to the region in the next 30 years will settle south of the Fraser BY KELLY SINOSKI, VANCOUVER SUN NOVEMBER 20, 2010 Light rail and streetcars will be the talk of Surrey over the next year, as Mayor Dianne Watts and her […]