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Your turn to Speak Up on Transportation Issues
This was amended on April 20, 2010
The Transportation Blog
This is where you will have your chance to ask additional questions, or make a statement about any aspect of our transportation objectives that you wish.
In the short term, we are urging municipal and provincial action on a light rail option for Victoria and the CRD; but we want to move ahead on associated issues such as: (for the detailed discussion of each, simply click on the titles below)
- Vancouver Island Inter Urban Needs and Routes, Update - 16 July 2010
- Victoria CRD Needs and Routes,
- Major Transport Nodes, like the Uptown Mall? or, Ottawa?
- Feeder Service, (example New Hampshire) & Transit Tracking (Portland)
- Parking, (see how Calgary and Ottawa handle it), Security - TriMet-Portland
- Management, etc. (Seattle shows the way) and (Seattle's Mayor)
Here are some of the references that may be useful background for such matters:
The Victoria Prospective on Rapid Transit Options - September 2003
Victoria CRD - The ITO Proposal for a Regional Transit System - a video presentation:
A Transportation Architect's Summary of Societal Needs and Systems that Work!
Current Status of the Victoria Region Rapit Transit Project - August 2009
ITO's Motions for Change in Project Guiding Principles And, Results
The Politics of Parking - Focus Oct 09 - Robert Wipond
"We’re paying a lot for parking. An awful lot."
And, the latest roundup from the Vibrant Victoria Forum (6/2010)
Additional references:
Rail for the Lower Fraser Valley Campaign
"Plan transit based on where it's going, not where it's at today."
Business Case for Sky Train, and Expert's Critique of Sky Train v.s. LRT
Rail v.s. Bus Deliberations by other Cities:
Hamilton, Ontario - (Plans) Waterloo, Ontario - (Rail won) Ottawa, Ontario - (Rail won)
But, look at what is happening now in Seattle! (Rail July 2009)
Or, Charlotte, NC (Observer 25 June 2010) NEW
Or, Colorado Springs (June 2010) excellent cost benefit charts!
And, look at South Africa's Gautrain (2008 award winner)
Or, Valencienne, and Brest, France (our size), or Phoenix, Arizona
The future transit for and livability in Detroit!
Portland Oregon sets another LRT standard - free zone service!
Having seen all of the above, we invite you to: use our FEEDBACK below; or
Tell BC Transit what you think is needed for Vancouver Island
