We view these strategies as major keys to unlock our roadway congestion and transportation problems in the South Fraser.

• Re-activate the Interurban line as light rail from Delta to Chilliwack, connecting people with their jobs and students with their education.

• Build a light rail corridor along King George Highway and 104th Avenue in Surrey.

• Consider a 200th St. streetcar to service present and future density in Langley.

• Consider a Downtown Langley streetcar that will connect residences to shopping and amenities.

• Consider a Cloverdale and Abbotsford streetcar to provide connecting service to the Interurban, and promote Transit Oriented Developments.

• Provide frequent-service transit connections from the Langley and Abbotsford Airports, and Aldergrove, to the Interurban line.

• Use transportation demand management and the latest technology to ensure that bus service is reliable and fast.

• Improve local bus service and the frequent (every 15 min.) bus network in the South Fraser.

• Build more Transit Oriented Developments (TOD's).

• Promote land use planning and transportation planning that fits together.

• Look at road pricing that will help reduce congestion on our major roads to ensure that goods and people move through our region.

• Build complete roads that would allow for and support equal access to all modes of transportation such as walking, cycling, transit/trains and driving.

On June 18, 2008, South Fraser OnTrax, with the help of Smart Growth BC, hosted a sustainable design and brainstorming workshop. It was a public event that was attended by young and old participants from Vancouver to Abbotsford. The group absorbed presentations about building sustainable communities and transportation systems, then participated in two interactive group brainstorming exercises that centered on the South Fraser region. With the help of a graphic facilitator, everyone's input and thoughts were captured through drawings and mind-maps. The impressive brainstorming maps are featured below. Click on the drawings to open up a larger version in a new window.







On March 19, 2008, Translink announced that it will enter the real estate business.

Essentially the Authority will buy property along rapid transit routes and form partnerships with developers to build and sell it. The proceeds will help pay for new transit.

For many years there has been a disconnect in Metro Vancouver between development and transit. Translink wants to see density before considering the transit options for an area, but developers and buyers want to see the transit first.

SFOT hopes that Translink's new real estate venture will equate to massive Transit Oriented Development that will see light rail tracks planned and installed in the communities during development.