Sustainable transportation presentation to the New Westminster Environmental Partners (NWEP) annual AGM on November 9, 2010.

1. A case for new transit options in the south Fraser region
Presented To:
New Westminster Environmental Partners (NWEP) AGM
The Evolution of Transportation
South Fraser OnTrax
November 9, 2010

2. WHO IS SOUTH FRASER ONTRAX ?
 Not For Profit / Non-Partisan BC Society Founded in April
2008
 Advocate for smart growth development and transit options
 Sponsor several free public education workshops each year
 We advocate by engaging public officials in open discussions
 We listen to reason – We encourage SOLUTIONS
“We engage – We DON’T Protest”
A Holistic Approach to Transit

3. THE ISSUES WE SEE AND HEAR
 “Transit Deficit” in south Fraser (SF) region
 Current focus = get people to Vancouver ??
 TransLink numbers show need for SF community connections
 SF = roads and buses only - no LRT or Streetcars
 Aging population - transit for seniors and handicapped needed
 Disconnect between development (TOD) & transit due to focus

4. THE ISSUES WE SEE AND HEAR
 We are built around roads (mobility) vs. people & walkability
 We have set ourselves up for what we have today
 Local work options growing – much more needed
 Long-term sustainable living/working/transport solutions
 No progressive alternatives to goods movement implemented
 Lack “complete roads” LRT – walkers – cyclers – automobiles

5. THE SOLUTIONS WE SEE AS PRACTICAL
 Land Use Planning + Transportation Planning (in tandem)
 Light Rail Transit servicing Abbotsford – Langley - Surrey
 Open to alignment – Safety & Serves the Greatest Concern
 Frequent LRT service with connection to region (MAX Line)
 Community Shuttle Service is exceptional – connect to LRT
 Local bus or Community Shuttle 15/15/7 – integrated LRT
 Build Complete Communities (Metro Van Livable Region)
 Complete Roads and Rail as Development Tool

6. POPULATION
1910: 18,000 1951: 77,583
2031: 3,000,000
846,166
From Stats Canada
2006:2012: 1,000,000

7. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND
20%
80%
30% - No Car

8. ROAD NETWORK DEMAND
Increasing truck demand on our road network
-- MoT Gateway Program Discussion
Assuming a 50% goods movement by rail
BC Port Traffic x3 by 2020

9. ABBOTSFORD PATTERNS
Destinations

10. ABBOTSFORD PATTERNS

11. The Old Interurban Corridor
Will it still work for us? Should we keep options open?
We do own other Right-of-Ways.

12. ABBOTSFORD PATTERNS
“Horseshoe” Concept Transit & Other Corridors

13. SURREY
PATTERNS
Surrey = 2,428 vs. Burnaby 2,387 people per sq km

14. LANGLEY CITY “MASTER PLAN”

15. LANGLEY CITY “MASTER PLAN”
Transit Hub

16. The 200th
Streetcar Line
Brookswood
Fernridge
• Presently 14,000
• Future
Development Area
(2010-2030?):
minimum 35,000, but
more likely 50,000

17. The 200th
Streetcar Line
City of Langley
• Presently 20,000
• Pretty much built-
out, but pursuing
aggressive
densification;
could top out at
39,000

18. The 200th
Streetcar Line
Willoughby
• Presently 18,000
• Current
Development Area
(2008-2020):
likely 70,000,
including high rises
along 200th

19. The 200th
Streetcar Line
Walnut Grove
• Presently 24,000
• Very modest
opportunities for in-
fill; will top out at
25,000

20. The 200th
Streetcar Line
200th
Corridor Total
(from 196 to 216)
• Presently 76,000
(65% of the present
total population of
Langley)
• Will top out at
184,000 (80% of the
projected total
population of Langley)

21. The 200th
Streetcar Line
Employment Areas
• NW Langley Industrial
Park
• Walnut Grove
Interchange
• 200th
Office Parks
• Langley Regional Town
Centre
• Brookswood
• Campbell Heights
Industrial Park

22. The 200th
Streetcar Line
Township of Langley
High Density Zoning
• High-rises of up to
20 storeys

23. The 200th
Streetcar Line
Other Factors
• Regional links: The
Golden Ears Bridge and
the Interurban
•The Langley Events
Centre
• Open space still exists
along 200th
for TransLink
to purchase and develop
for funding

24. Streetcar Benefits
We know from studies of places like Portland
that streetcars do two things:
• They get people out of their cars
• They attract quality development
We need both of these on 200th
Street.

25. Light Rail Transit (LRT)
Fraser Valley Heritage RR (2010 Tourist) = $325,000/per km
Typical North American LRT = $35M/per km
Typical Light Rail Station = $ 5K - $ 10K
SkyTrain
Canada Line = $105M/per km
Evergreen Line $127M/per km
UBC Line = $233M/per km
Typical SkyTrain Station = $30M - 40M
COST TO BUILD LRT vs. SKYTRAIN

26. UBC Study – What Could $2.8B Buy?UBC Study – What Could $2.8B Buy?
12 km. UBC SkyTrain
175 km LRT

27. What’s Happening Now? SRTS

28. Surrey Rapid Transit Study
Examining A Range of Technologies

29. Blog: www.southfraser.net
E-Mail: info@sfot.info
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