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South of the Fraser 2011

01/10/08

Permalink 03:15:39 pm, by Andrew E Email , 122 words   English (CA)
Categories: Livable Region, Transportation, South Fraser Perimeter Road

South of the Fraser 2011

Paul Hillsdon has put together his vision of a South of the Fraser transit vision for 2011. One of the reasons why I think it is so interesting is that he is a Grade 12 student in Surrey and his proposal is far smarter than anything coming out of the Ministry of Transportation or TransLink.

He takes into consideration where growth is expected to occur, and proposes various kinds of public transit that run through these high-growth areas. He proposes a combination of heavy rail, light rail and BRT. All-in-all a very thorough report.

(Warning, this is a large PDF file ~30MB)

You can also find it on Paul's blog.

UPDATE: Paul's server seems to be overwhelmed. You can also download his report here.

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Comment from: Paul Hillsdon [Visitor] Email · http://www.paulhillsdon.com
Thanks Andrew for the linkback. It's great to hear you liked the report! Just to warn people, it was mostly written last Spring, so some of the proposals may be a little dated or in need of upgrade. All in all though, I still stand by it.

Funny you should say it's better than TransLink's - that's what staff at the Surrey City Hall planning department said as well!
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Comment from: Raul [Visitor] Email · http://hummingbird604.blogspot.com
True, it's a very good document. I also checked Paul's website today and apparently it's overwhelmed. Definitely great to see a 17 yr old do great work!

I read Paul's report last spring when he first wrote it and was also impressed by it. One thing I actually think more people should do is what Paul is doing, which is offering proposals. People are quick to criticize, and Paul's report offers ideas (backed up with data).

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