Traffic in the Tri-cities is going to be at a stand-still as Burke Mountain and the rest of the north east sector continues to be built out. Even if the Evergreen Line was brought on board by 2014 or 2015, and whether it is ALRT or LRT, it is not going to provide enough relief … Read more
I’m uncertain if I should be pleased with Port Moody’s Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) exemption granted by Metro Vancouver, as reported in “Metro mayors not happy with Coquitlam”. With almost nothing new on the development books the past year, and few new sources of tax revenues moving forward, what is planned to replace these lost … Read more
One definition of lunacy is doing the same thing over and expecting a different result. By this definition, current planning for the Evergreen Line is starting to look more and more deranged, and the poor taxpayer could be looking at a repeat of the costly planning mistakes made with some of the earlier SkyTrain designs. … Read more