Surrey: coal exporter, climate denier?
In a year where the American mid-west faced the worst drought in a generation, New York was pummelled by super storm Sandy, and the 97% of the Greenland ice sheet melted, Port Metro Vancouver is...
View Article16th Avenue to be the next corridor to get the highway treatment
With the South Fraser Perimeter Road (Highway 17) expansion, Port Mann/Highway 1 expansion, Highway 15 expansion, and Highway 10 expansion (which I posted about earlier,) a total of $4.2 billion in...
View ArticleSurrey, Vancouver break transit truce
As Gordon Price notes, up until this week, the Mayors of Surrey and Vancouver were on the same page for transit expansion – both are regional priorities. That changed when Mayor Watts made comments to...
View ArticleCoast Capital HQ to anchor King George re-development
Coast Capital Savings, Canada’s second largest credit union, is moving its headquarters to Downtown Surrey, anchoring a massive redevelopment on the land south of King George SkyTrain. This master...
View ArticleRapid bus for King George, light rail for Fraser?
A retail leasing document for PCI’s King George Station development is revealing new details about the City’s rapid transit future. Retail floorplans in the document show that the mixed-use,...
View ArticleSneak peek at the next phase of Urban Village
With just a few remaining sales to go on Ultra, the first tower in the Urban Village complex, WestStone properties is moving onto the next phase of the project. The second tower, at 35 storeys, is...
View ArticleWhy do we oppose traffic in our neighbourhoods, yet cause traffic in others’?
One of the interesting dynamics within any community is how quick people are to oppose road widening/expansions projects and ask for traffic claiming in their own neighbourhoods. It makes sense given...
View ArticleCouncillor Rasode on why she, and three others, supported the casino
Key reasons for supporting the Casino application at 10th and 168th, South Surrey Pre zoned site: One of the primary reasons for consideration of this application is derived from the fact that Council...
View ArticleThe Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society: an update on progress
Since my previous post last August regarding the move of Interurban cars 1225 and 1304, the FVHRS have continued to work tirelessly, preparing for the launch of their weekend tourist tram service...
View ArticleCasinos should be sited in town centres: Thoughts on cancelled South Surrey...
When I first saw the application for the now-cancelled “South Surrey Entertainment Complex” aka casino, all I noticed was a building whose footprint was half the size of its surrounding parking...
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