The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree – TransLink’s Regional Transit Planning
Fruit of the poisonous tree is a legal metaphor in the United States used to describe evidence that is obtained illegally. The logic of the terminology is that if the source of the evidence (the...
View ArticleTransit News Around The World October 19, 2010
Phoenix METRO Playing With A Full House http://raillife.com/blog/ Los Angeles LAX rail line is early stop in plan to expedite transit work http://www.dailybreeze.com/opinions/ci_16357591 Tampa Bay...
View ArticleTransit News From Here and There
Chilliwack Times http://www.chilliwacktimes.com/Uninformed+about+transit/3693739/story.html Nick Wimpney open letter to Sharon Gaetz in the Times needs following up North Shore News...
View ArticleVancouver Commuting Habits
The following information from the Out-of-home Marketing Research Association of Canada or OMAC is certainly contrary to the SkyTrain lobby claims that SkyTrain takes a large share of Vancouver’s...
View ArticleUBC Transit – Rapid transit for UBC has priority over Surrey’s, students and...
Well now, someone should instruct the UBC Alma Matter Society on the economics of subway/light-metro and light rail, because there is no way that a $4 billion subway can be funded by $1.00 a day U-Pass...
View ArticleWhy there is antagonism towards at-grade Light Rail/Tramways & streetcars...
The following was sent to Zwei by a very concerned urban transportation advocate. All the SkyTrain lobby has is fear to debate light rail and spread fear they do. All technical debates between LRT and...
View ArticleNews and Letters – October 27, 2010
Local news & Letters Chilliwack Progress# http://www.bclocalnews.com/fraser_valley/theprogress/opinion/letters/105729548.html William Chambers has very succinctly scored with a well landed punch on...
View ArticleThe Vogtlandbahn TramTrains & Interurbans – A Template For The Valley Interurban
A diesel TramTrain The following is a summery of the Vogtlandbahn TramTrain operation in Germany. Contrary to TransLink’s (and Metro Vancouver and Liberal government) spin that one needs oodles &...
View ArticleLet’s NOT make a Deal – Property tax hike for transit only choice before mayors
TransLink is at it again, playing brinkmanship with regional mayors and I hope the valley politicos see through this tawdry charade, which has become a cliché for TransLink’s haphazard planning...
View ArticleRail for the Valley News in the EUROPEAN Press!
Ha, ha, ha……… If TransLink, the provincial government and the Vancouver Sun don’t think the Rail for the Valley/Leewood TramTrain report isn’t worth responding too, Railway Strategies do. Here we have...
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