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SkyTrain not as scary as all that: TransLink
Recent statistics on the scariest SkyTrain stations could make the situation seem worse than it is if not looked at in full context, TransLink wante...
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Transit Police Officially Unaccountable for Taser Usage
The Braidwood inquiry into Taser usage by law enforcement in BC was supposed to have representatives from the Translink Police Force in front of them ...
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Shane_B |
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NDP's Adrian Dix Wants Safer Skytrains, and He Wants Them Now
From 24 Hours Vancouver
Adrian Dix believes his campaign for increased transit safety is having a positive effect.
But a year and a half into...
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Shane_B |
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Transit Police Force(d) to Talk About Tasers
I guess I m kind of turning into the Taser update guy, but this is vitally important stuff. I personally don t want tens of thousands of vol...
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Shane_B |
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No More Skytrains until 2009-10
Translink won't be adding any more Skytrain cars into the mix for a couple of years at least.
There will be about 35 new Skytrain cars ready to ro...
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VanRW |
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Skytrain Service Leaves Us All High and Dry
There has always been a debate as to why the Skytrain stops running so early into the night, especially on weekends.
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The biggest and most obvious...
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Shane_B |
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Emotionz - Skytrain
Written and Performed by Emotionz
Actin by D. Nelson and M. Hirtle
Beat by DJ Moves
Breaks by Vnice and Kian of Body Language
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biggiesmallz |
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Bicycles on Transit - Contributor to New Mobility
Jack Becker via the Trans-Action listThis week again provided the pleasure to listen to Gil Pe alosa. (http://walkandbikeforlife.org/walkandbike_a...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Translink Beefs Up Surveillance With New Digital System
TransLink's new surveillance system at SkyTrain stations is now in place.
The digital equipment records 30 frames per second, as compared to the ol...
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Shane_B |
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Canada Line Disruptions to End Sooner Than Expected -- Contruction Well Ahead of Schedule
From News 1130
This fall, many of our roads will be getting back to normal as Canada Line construction is finishing up ahead of schedule. But, we...
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VanRW |
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Translink Audit Shows Turnstiles Unnecessary, Smart Cards and Ditching Zone System a Better Option
From 24 Hours --
It's still all systems go for turnstiles at SkyTrain stations, despite an audit done for TransLink that suggests the overwhelmi...
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Shane_B |
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Line land could be lucrative
Richmond NewsInvesting in real estate within 500 metres of three of Richmond's new Canada Line stations could spark a cash bonanza.A report released t...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Skytrains and S%*t
I was talking to a friend of mine earlier today, and he suggested that there should be bathrooms at Skytrain stations.
At first I thought it was a...
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Canadian_Revolution |
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Skytrain Transit Versus Surface Rail
If the BC Liberals are really interested in being remembered as a green government then they should scrap any plans for Skytrain-like transit along ...
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theleftcoast.ca |
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“Tighter transit security needed now”
I do not know who Gordon Keast is. All it says on this opinion piece is that he is a writer based in Surrey . But he has an agenda all right. And...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Smartcards and Higher Security to Take Skytrain Forward
From News 1130
TransLink and the provincial government are banking on improved security on SkyTrain to increase the number of riders. The Transpo...
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Canadian_Revolution |
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Another Successful Rail Picnic
It was nice to see the four pro-rail organizations working together yesterday on a picnic in Douglas Park. VALTAC, South Fraser OnTrax, Rail for the V...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Random Sustainability Stuff
Victoria's Dockside Green has set a new standard in LEED construction, scoring 63 of a possible 69 points. That's the highest ever recorded. Last year...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Upcoming engagements
I hope that readers of this blog will want to come to one of these events - not to hear me but because they are important, and a show of interest will...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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The sky (bridge) is falling
Sources in New Westminster say big chunks of concrete have recently been falling from the SkyTrain SkyBridge that crosses the Fraser River between New...
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Get Moving BC |
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Coffee, cookies but no cashiers
Globe and MailA nice little article to cheer you up on a Monday morning. A cafe in Kitchener. Ontario that relies on the honour system - and why it wo...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Looking Forward To Chatting With Brent Graham
As I blogged earlier, I'm excited to have the opportunity at Council on Monday to pick the brain of Brent Graham, an LRT expert from Melbourne, Austra...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Translink fare evasion dropping
Just two days ago I was writing on this topic and today the CBC call and want my reaction to their storyPricewaterhouseCoopers staff accompanied Trans...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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You've got another rethink comin'!
Many years ago, shortly after I moved to Vancouver to pursue a career in video games, a pal of mine moved here to join a young ad company. Sick of wor...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
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Oyster card hack to be published
BBCThe Oyster card is the smart card used by London Transport, Hong Kong and the Dutch rijkpas. Not only has its security been compromised, making it ...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Dwarfed by Portland
A Get Moving BC supporter recently travelled to Portland, Oregon and volunteered to email us his observations and impressions of Portland's bridges an...
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Get Moving BC |
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Two turntables and a brass trombone
While the selection of Summer movies is starting to pick up, the weather is promising to be most excellent - so, given the choice between air conditio...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
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June's Most-Read Posts
Another month is in the books, and here's the top 5 posts from June 2008:1. Beijing and the MLB Draft2. Generation Gap on Bill C-613. SkyTrain to UBC-...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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No to Commuter Rail; Yes to Light Rail
Shane Dyson has a letter in today's Advance beseeching the local MLAs to push for commuter rail:Since we now have Langley MLA Mary Polak joining Fort ...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Twitter saved my bacon, and it was up
twitter, originally uploaded by Jeffery Simpson.When I'm not blogging here, something that I've clearly not had time to do the past week, I'm general...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
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From freeway to feeway: Road congestion and tolls
Pete Wightman in yesterday's Vancouver SunPete Wightman is a graduate of the master's degree program in public policy at Simon Fraser University.In re...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Metro Vancouver's next Car Free festival
From Andrew FelthamSunday June 22nd in New Westminster (Sapperton). Easy to get to by bike or transit (SkyTrain). They don't call it a Car Free Festiv...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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The “Gateway to What?” Party
This free outdoor party (featuring stay dry even if it rains planning) will be at the lush property of Brad Major at 11059 River Road. Brad is a sout...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Gates and smart cards on the way at Skytrain
CTVYou may already have seen this on BEST's trans-action listserve, where it was posted by Richard Campbell. I was strongly tempted to ignore this, si...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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High gas prices taxing public transit system
CBCDepartment of the Obvious. Gas prices go up, more people want to use transit. But our transit system here has been under supplied - or over capacit...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Vancouver mayor blasted for bragging about wheelchair accessibility
CBCCalling Vancouver the most accessible city in North America is not only unproven, it also sends the message that nothing more need be done - ...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Patrick Condon on Trams and the City
The following was originally posted to the Livable Region Coalition email list where a parallel discussion of the recent Tyee article had degenerated ...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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SkyTrain Billions Better Spent on Trams: Study
The TyeeNone of this will be of any surprise to readers of this blog, and it confirms what Malcolm Johnson keeps on writing about here - and I keep ta...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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SkyTrain to UBC--Or Light Rail Everywhere
I saw this over on The Tyee (great work, guys!) and had to post it here. Patrick Condon and his team at the UBC Design Centre for Sustainability crunc...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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SkyTrain Billions Better Spent on Trams: Study (in News)
Money for single UBC subway line could pay for region laced by light rail. ...
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TheTyee.ca |
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Transit gets accessible
MetroAs of yesterday the region's transit system, which includes buses, the SkyTrain, West Coast Express and SeaBus, became completely accessible.T...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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City of Surrey trying to halt radio orchestra's swan song
ProvinceI have tried to keep my personal views about the deliberate sabotaging of culture here and on CBC Radio 2 off this blog. I have another one fo...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Give Us Rail!
Blogger Stephen Rees hits the nail on the head when he writes about the challenge of developing density BEFORE proper transit is laid in:For a long ti...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Train Packing
Was your bus or SkyTrain crowded today? It could be worse. You could live in Japanh/t BR ...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Lower Mainland flops on efforts to slow down sprawl
SunCorey pointed to this article yesterday in a comment on the 80c/l forecast for Gateway.The share of new urban and suburban growth that went into pe...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Transit police deputy chief says Taser policy changed as result of usage
Canadian PressThe evidence given yesterday to the Braidwood Inquiry by Metro Vancouver transit police force deputy chief Ken Allen confirms that fare ...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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24 Hours Highlights My 200th Streetcar Plan
My thanks to 24 Hours newspaper columnist Ian King for covering my 200th Streetcar plan. From Ian's article: There's a stereotype in Vancouver of Fras...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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The Province Wants Light Rail
The Province endorsed light rail today. Sadly, it was The Province newspaper, and not the Provincial government. Still, it's a start:It's been proven ...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Light Rail Loops
As May 5--and my motion on finding the best South Fraser community rail route and projecting its ridership--approaches, I've been looking over maps of...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Stories on Monday's Council Meeting
The Times reports on our discussion over traffic safety on 16th Avenue.The Advance has a piece on the light rail debate. When you compare the $112 mil...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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