B.C.-based group asks New Westminster city council to support concept of regional rail in Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and Sea to Sky corridors.
New Westminster would be one of the first places to benefit from a high-speed regional rail system, say the proponents of the plan.
Addressing New Westminster city council at its Aug. 26 meeting, Haber said regional rail would not directly serve New Westminster, but it would significantly reduce congestion and travel times to major regional destinations. “Transportation and land use are inextricably linked,” he said. “While recent land use reforms in the form of upzoning have been made to address the housing crisis, without a matching transportation policy shift, we will risk similarly pressing problems in maintaining economic productivity and quality of life on the South Coast.”
Haber said the City of Langley has already signed the open letter. In addition to New Westminster, the society has approached Surrey and Coquitlam and has had conversations about the concept with some Vancouver councillors.Haber said regional rail is “another level above” what the West Coast Express is in that it would have trains travelling in both directions all day long.
West Coast Express transports passengers from Mission to downtown Vancouver during the morning and afternoon rush hours, Monday to Friday. The commuter rail service uses existing railway tracks.
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