AdiA?A?s the Evergreen Line?

It seems TransLink’s game of brinkmanship will be their undoing. They have played this hand too often and regional politico’s are tired playing against a stacked deck. We all know that public transit is good, but when you have Gordon Price saying on the radio, that the LRT/SkyTrain debate is theological and radio personality singing […]

Rail for the Valley News in the EUROPEAN Press!

Ha, ha, ha……… If TransLink, the provincial government and the Vancouver Sun don't think the Rail for the Valley/Leewood TramTrain report isn't worth responding too, Railway Strategies do. Here we have a situation of the RftV/Leewood report being deemed more important overseas than in the Vancouver metro area! This just furthers the evidence that our […]

Let’s NOT make a Deal A?ai??i??ai??? Property tax hike for transit only choice before mayors

TransLink is at it again, playing brinkmanship with regional mayors and I hope the valley politicos see through this tawdry charade, which has become a clichA?Ai?? for TransLink’s haphazard planning efforts. Behind door number 1, you have option A Ai??Ai??behind door number 2, you have option B; behind door number 3, you have option A […]

Let’s NOT make a Deal A?ai??i??ai??? Property tax hike for transit only choice before mayors

TransLink is at it again, playing brinkmanship with regional mayors and I hope the valley politicos see through this tawdry charade, which has become a clichA?Ai?? for TransLink’s haphazard planning efforts. Behind door number 1, you have option A Ai??Ai??behind door number 2, you have option B; behind door number 3, you have option A […]

The Vogtlandbahn TramTrains & Interurbans A Template For The Valley Interurban

The following is a summery of the Vogtlandbahn TramTrain operation in Germany. Contrary to TransLink’s (and Metro Vancouver and Liberal government) spin that one needs oodles & oodles of density for ‘rail‘ transit, the continues success of new TramTrain operations dispels the many negative myths. The SkyTrain lobby is also desperately hard at work spreading […]

Why there is antagonism towards at-grade Light Rail/Tramways & streetcars (North America + Canada)

The following was sent to Zwei by a very concerned urban transportation advocate. All the SkyTrain lobby has is fear to debate light rail and spread fear they do. All technical debates between LRT and SkyTrain/light-metro have been won or lost decades ago and SkyTrain has been relegated to the history books. Like uber Regulus […]

Build Murray-Clarke A?ai??i??ai??? or Evergreen support goes: PM council

An interesting little spat is taking place in Port Moody, where the city council want TransLink to chip in with the Murray-Clarke Connector project and if they don’t, they will pull their support for the Evergreen (Nevergreen) Line. This confirms two of Zwei’s opinions about the $1.4 billion light-metro project: The Evergreen Line is front […]

Transit News From Here and There

Chilliwack Times http://www.chilliwacktimes.com/Uninformed+about+transit/3693739/story.html Nick Wimpney Ai??Ai??open letter to Sharon Gaetz in the Times needs following up North Shore News http://www.burnabynow.com/story.html?id=3699636 Hamilton Most Candidates Support LRT, Mayoral Candidates Split http://www.raisethehammer.org/article/1207/most_candidates_support_lrt_mayoral_candidates_split Winnipeg Bus rapid transit has edge in poll Winnipeg Free Press http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/bus-rapid-transit-has-edge-in-poll-105418328.html Cambridge, Ontario Light rail transit dominates regional debate Cambridge Times http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news/local/article/891078–light-rail-transit-dominates-regional-debate Los Angeles – […]

Transit News Around The World October 19, 2010

Phoenix METRO Playing With A Full House http://raillife.com/blog/ Los Angeles LAX rail line is early stop in plan to expedite transit work http://www.dailybreeze.com/opinions/ci_16357591 Tampa Bay Hillsborough rail plan is still taking shape http://tinyurl.com/35egf4g Wellington, NZ Councillors signal light rail battle lines http://tinyurl.com/2udcyql Norfolk, VA Light rail may be up & running by Dec. http://tinyurl.com/2es7phc Ottawa […]

More Transit News A?ai??i??ai??? October 15, 2010

From the Victoria Times Colonist http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Think+rail+only+rail+future+transportation/3649005/story.html Ai??Ai??http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/Maclean+Cars+here+stay/3651236/story.html Ai??Ai??http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Public+input+sought+last+route/3613881/story.html Ai??Ai??http://www.timescolonist.com/travel/rail+line+along+Johnson+Street/3613919/story.html Ai??Ai??http://www.timescolonist.com/ahead+interchange/3532824/story.html Ai??Ai??Vancouver Courier October 13, 2010 http://www.vancourier.com/technology/case+free+transit+downtown+core/3663446/story.html Ai??Ai??Public transit debate can get messy, murkyAi?? Vancouver Courier Wednesday, November 04, 2009 Vancouver bus routes dwarf Surrey grid http://www.vancourier.com/life/Public+transit+debate+messy+murky/2900233/story.html The Tyee Ai??Ai??Get Rolling on Streetcars, Say Gathered Experts They reduce carbon, promote healthy development, and tourists love them, […]