CHEK TV news 10 February 2012 - a 3 minute video re Westshore Growth of 30% v.s. Victoria 4% is causing a number of livability problems that will demand more infrastructure; this program identifies a few of those problems but neglects the need for more public transport options. One of those cou…
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All blog posts tagged with transit
CRD Population Growth & Potential
Posted February 14, 2012
Victoria Commuter Rail
Posted January 7, 2012
What happened to the plans for commuter rail?
by Ross Crockford - January 2012 • FOCUS
Excerpt: "With the E&N, we could use the track that’s existing, and spend a few
dollars to upgrade it. It’s mind boggling to me that that wouldn’t be the first thing we would do.” —Jim Hartshorne"
Metro Collaboration Needed in CRD
Posted October 13, 2011
Transportation needs one voice (read more)
Source: timescolonist.com
"Capital region mayors should take a lesson from their counterparts
in the Lower Mainland in presenting a united front on a major issue."
"The reality is that transportation improvements w…
What Strong Leadership Can Do
Posted September 5, 2011
Look at what the Portland area has accomplished in 25 years!
A good transit system is far more than buses, rails and trams. It's part of the mortar that holds that community together, and it took leadership with long term vision to launch it and keep it on track. Is that too much to ask of CR…
Transit Success Stories
Posted August 12, 2011
You will find many reports from other cities about their experiences with rail based transit systems. Here is one link that deals with four of those:
http://www.capitalareafriendsoftransit.org/pages/transit-success
We have an amplification of the Salt Lake experience, in addition to the video introd…
Give E&N Priority for Transit Funds
Posted July 10, 2011
Dr. Eric Ricker writes in the Times Colonist, 5 July 2011, "Scrap the Douglas idea to help the E&N".
We support his priorities of funding for regional transit, as does the Malahat Coalition in their "Media Relase"; however we would not endorse scrapping of the VRRT proposal! Indeed, the long term t…
E&N better investment than LRT plan
Posted June 21, 2011
Mr Peter Daniel says: "Now we are seeing a non-elected group, the transit commission, asking for about $1 billion in LRT funding. The E&N could be upgraded to provide commuter service from Nanaimo south for less than 10 per cent of this cost." We agree with Mr. Daniel and will be proposing a new com…
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