LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT ASSOCIATION Discussion Document 73 March 2009

Ai??Ai?? The following, though written for an English audience is pertinent to our current transit debates and maybe of some interest to those advocating rail transit here. Ai??Ai?? FALSE INFORMATION USED TO DESCRIBE A TRANSIT SCHEME Ai??Ai?? Introduction Ai??Ai?? This document is partly designed to correct a practice of using false information regarding transit modes. […]

Highway 1 Day of Action TOMORROW!

Just one more day… Please get your friends and family out to this important, historic event in the Fraser Valley. It’s simple: Choose an overpass, make some signs, & do your part, Saturday from 11:00am to 1:00pm, to bring passenger rail service back to the Fraser Valley! LIGHT RAIL FANS TO HIT THE HIGHWAY Our […]

April 11 Day of Action UPDATE

LIGHT RAIL FANS TO HIT THE HIGHWAY Banner-making workshops Abbotsford Where: gather at UFV – Abbotsford campus, east lobby of building A, by the Roadrunner Cafe (bottom floor). If you get lost, contact Paul Gieselman at 604-703-3650. When: Tuesday April 7, 7:00 pm Vancouver workshop/party Where: 1825 Charles St (@ Salsbury) When: Thursday April 9, […]

Nordhausen – TramTrains for small towns

Nordhausen is a German cityAi??Ai??at the southern edge of the Harz Ai??Ai??mountains, in the state of Thuringia.Ai??Ai?? Nordhausen’s population is a very modest 44,272 andAi??Ai??with a population density of 421 /kmAi??A?, one would think that the town is just too small for light-rail butAi??Ai??has a metric gauge tramway networkAi??Ai??with 2 lines (7 km long, built […]

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 […]

Rail for the Valley petition

Hi everyone, If you want interurban light rail for the Fraser Valley, an online petition you can sign…… http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/rail-for-the-valley The comments people are leaving are great to read as well. 🙂 pass this on to others who might be interested 🙂

Calling all passenger rail advocates – PLEASE WRITE YOUR MAYOR!

Calling all passenger rail advocates – PLEASE WRITE YOUR MAYOR! (spread the word) regarding the upcoming federal budget: You may have heard, with the economic turmoil, that the federal government is planning a massive amount of new infrastructure spending for their next budget, supposedly for projects that are useful, ideally sustainable, and can be started […]

Surrey Leader Editorial: Keep the pressure on

Frank Bucholz’s Surrey Leader editorial offers strong encouragement to us who are pushing hard for passenger rail service, and holding our government’s feet to the fire. Excerpts: TransLink is starting to get the message, thanks to relentless pressure from South Fraser mayors and community leaders… …There has been a smattering of interest in the idea […]

Wally

This excellent post is taken from Nathan Pachal (South Fraser On Trax): In Michigan state, all levels of government and the private sector are coming together to upgrade a 44km section of single track rail to serve as a commuter line between Ann Arbor, Michigan (POP: 341,000) and Howell, Michigan (POP: 9,232). These communities are […]

Canada asks provinces to suggest stimulus projects

Canada asks provinces to suggest stimulus projects As we’ve long pointed out, regular Interurban rail service could be up and running the whole distance between Chilliwack and Vancouver within 2 years, with political will. The Fraser Valley has been clamouring for this service for long enough. It is now time for our provincial politicians to […]