Brisbane Reality Check: The high cost of "cheap" busways – From the Light Rail Now Folks

The following is from the Light Rail now folks in the U.S.A. It certainly blows the lid off the BRT crowd, when it comes to the claim that BRT is cheaper than light-rail. When one hears Kevin Falcon or other Valley Liberal MLA’s claim that BRT must come first because it is cheaper than LRT, […]

Useful links for the BCE Interurban – old and new

A BCE interurban leaves Chilliwack station………… For a map of the old interurban and time tables: http://www.scribd.com/doc/2473591/Interurban-Timetables Though Zweisystem doesn’t agree with their conclusions: http://www.scribd.com/doc/515139/DRL-Solutions-Interurban-Report And a short history of the interurban: http://www.hastebc.org/haste-news/a-short-history-interurbans-lower-mainland ………….and arrives in downtown Vancouver!

Lawned rights-of-ways = non-user friendly & green transit

In stark contrast to SkyTrain’s and RAV/Canada Line’s (in Richmond) ugly elevated concrete viaducts, Europe is greening their tram-lines. European transit authorities are lawning their tram routes, creating a park like atmosphere, which is further enhanced by trees, shrubbery and statuary. Tram lines, either ballast and tie on the ground or elevated on a viaduct […]

Carole James & the NDP – Have they missed the train?

Carole James and the provincial NDP’s regional transportation platform is in stealth mode, which is not surprising, as past NDP administrations have ignored sound public transport practice and used ‘rail’ transit solely as an election tool. Glen Clark, successfully used ‘rail‘Ai??Ai??projects as reelection tools:Ai??Ai??theAi??Ai??West Coast Express (known at the time as the Reelection Express) and […]

Friends of Rail for the Valley meeting in Chilliwack last night

Last night was great. There were about 20 of us, which could have made it a bit unwieldy and more difficult to get things done, but everyone was on the same page, people were focused and determined, and it was a great meeting. Most people who came were from Chilliwack, as well as a few […]

Friends of Rail For The Valley – gathering in Chilliwack: Jan. 22

ANNOUNCING To all friends Of Rail For The Valley: gathering in Chilliwack Time: Thursday, January 22, 7:00pm Place: Lions Club Hall, 45580 Spadina Avenue, just Nort of Evergreen Hall, in Chilliwack We will form a Society and plan the next stages of our campaign. Everyone is welcome! The movement has come an incredibly long way […]

Diesel light-rail to Chilliwack – What will it cost?

One Canadian transit line, seldom mentioned by TransLink or the Minister for Transportation is Ottawa’s 8 km. diesel LRT line, called the O-Train. The five-station route connects to Ottawa’s existing east-west bus Transitway system with simple stations at its north and south ends. Because it uses an existing rail line, it cost only about $4 […]