Surrey North Delta Leader, November 11, 2014

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Tuesday November 11 2014

The

Leader

▲ Surrey man tackles the challenges of living with autism 16

PROMISES, PROMISES...

▶ A CAMPAIGN TRAIL REALITY CHECK ON TRANSPORTATION JEFF NAGEL

A raft of municipal election promises to improve transit and unclog traffic jams are being floated by candidates across Metro Vancouver to win the votes of frustrated commuters. The most ambitious projects are in the region’s two biggest cities: the $3-billion Broadway subway backed by Vancouver’s two major civic parties as well as a $1.8-billion light rail network in Surrey. If those weren’t enough, Vancouver mayoral contender Kirk Lapointe has proposed to use counterflow lanes to reduce congestion on major arterials in Vancouver while former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum, who wants to return to the city’s top job, says he’ll create HOV lanes on King George Boulevard, 152 Street and Fraser Highway. (He proposes digging up the median and otherwise widening corridors to create the additional lanes). Doug As well, North Shore politicians want TransLink to increase McCallum SeaBus frequency. A Langley city council contender wants the old interurban rail line reactivated to carry passengers between Surrey and Abbotsford. And in New Westminster, the reluctant crossroads for much of the region’s traffic, some candidates want a bypass tunnel built between Highway 1 and the Queensborough Bridge so the big trucks their residents hate can literally be stuck where the sun doesn’t shine. continued on page 4

EXPLORING THE DEPTHS OF WAR 3 ▶

Robert W. Mackay, a former navy man, has gone underwater with his military novel, Terror on the Alert, exactly 100 years after Canada acquired its first submarine. BOAZ JOSEPH

CAR SHARING EXPECTED TO GAIN TRACTION IN SURREY ▶ MODO, CAR2GO BRANCH OUT FROM VANCOUVER CORE JEFF NAGEL

Car sharing has been slow to pick up speed outside the City of Vancouver but a new study suggests the trend is starting to get more traction, particularly in urban areas of Surrey, Richmond and the North Shore. The Metro Vancouver study found

87 per cent of car share service users surveyed live in Vancouver, where the high population density, frequent transit, challenging parking and mix of stores, offices and homes makes it more viable and attractive for many residents to opt out of owning a car. continued on page 3


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