South Fraser OnTrax delivered this presentation to the Ministry of Transportation, TransLink, BC Transit, Fraser Valley Region Direct, and the City of Abbotsford (to name a few) about the need for light rail in the South of Fraser in the Lower Mainland
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A Case for New Transit Options in the South Fraser Region
1. South Fraser OnTrax
A case for new transit options in the south Fraser region
February 27, 2009
2. WHO IS SOUTH FRASER ONTRAX ?
“We engage – We DON’T Protest”
A Holistic Approach to Transit
Not For Profit / Non-Partisan BC Society Founded in April 2008
Need for advocates that don’t head-butt MoT & TransLink
Advocate for smart growth development and transit options
Sponsor several free public education workshops each year
Meet 2nd Thursday of each month in the Township of Langley
We advocate by engaging public officials in open discussions
We do not engage in political name-calling
We listen to reason – We encourage middle ground
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
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
4. THE SOLUTIONS WE SEE AS PRACTICAL
Re-activate Light Rail Transit from Abbotsford to Surrey
Open to alignment – Safety & Serves the Greatest Good
Can eventually connect to Chilliwack when there is a biz case
Local streetcar systems = Abbotsford, the Langleys & Surrey
Frequent LRT service with connection to YXX
Community Shuttle Service is exceptional – connect to LRT
Local bus or Community Shuttle 15/15/7 – integrated LRT
Land use & transportation planning fit together (TOD)
Build Complete Communities (Metro Van Livable Region)
Build Complete Roads – mandate as a condition of funding
Install rail lines with all complete roads
Coordinate all new underground utilities to facilitate LRT
5. POPULATION From Stats Canada
2006:
2012: 1,000,000
846,166
2031: 3,000,000
1910: 18,000 1951: 77,583
7. ROAD NETWORK DEMAND
Assuming a 50% goods movement by rail
BC Port Traffic x3 by 2020
Increasing truck demand on our road network
-- MoT Gateway Program Discussion
8. ROAD NETWORK DEMAND
Change in nature of our trips
A = Traditional downtown pattern
B = Increased population & location of
job creation = Complex Travel Patterns
25. The 200 th Streetcar Line
Other Factors
• Regional links: The
Golden Ears Bridge and
the Interurban
•The Langley Events
Centre
• Open space sHll exists
along 200th for TransLink
to purchase and develop
for funding
27. System Cost – UBC Study
$2.8B = 12 km. UBC SkyTrain
$2.8B = 175 km Streetcars/LRT
28. Rapid Bus vs. LRT
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) / Rapid Bus LRT / Streetcar
29. Rapid Bus vs. LRT
Compared with Bus Only cities - Large Rail cities have:
• 400% higher per capita transit ridership (589 vs. 118 annual passenger-miles)
• 887% higher the transit commute mode split (13.4% vs. 2.7%)
• 36% lower per capita traffic fatalities (7.5 vs.11.7 annual deaths per 100,000 residents)
• 14% lower per capita consumer transportation expenditures ($448 average annual savings),
despite residents’ higher income.
• 19% smaller portion of household budgets devoted to transportation (12.0% vs. 14.0%)
• 21% lower per capita motor vehicle mileage (1,958 fewer annual miles)
• 33% lower transit operating costs per passenger-mile (42 cents vs. 63 cents)
• 58% higher transit service cost recovery (38% vs. 24%)
FROM: “Rail Transit in America”, Todd Litman - Oct. 2008 Victoria Transport Policy Institute Report
30. COST TO BUILD LRT vs. SKYTRAIN
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
31. Q&A
More Information
Website: www.sfot.info
Blog: www.southfraser.net