Surrey Updates - Page 28

mr.A · #**541** Posted **Jan 27, 2010, 10:45 PM**

more Holland park

the lawn will be covered with a floor

Whalleyboy · #**542** Posted **Jan 28, 2010, 12:17 AM**

just walked past the holland park that ground cover they got there is kinda neat i wonder if the city is actually keeping it or just leasing it. It would be cool if they keep it so they can use it for the many other things they hold at the park.
also looks like the site is coming together nicely

CoryHolmes · #**543** Posted **Jan 28, 2010, 12:40 AM**

So I just got my notice in the mail :they're officially changing the names as of January 31, 2010. King George Highway won't get re-signed until after the Olympics so as not to confuse tourists.

Whalleyboy · #**544** Posted **Jan 28, 2010, 1:00 AM**

i did notice the sign say university drive though

josiebug · #**545** Posted **Jan 28, 2010, 5:11 PM**

http://www.surrey.ca/Living+in+Surrey/Pa...head+Cycling+and+Pedestrian+Overpass.htm

deasine · #**546** Posted **Jan 28, 2010, 7:36 PM**

Love the look of the first option. The second one looks a lot like Burnaby's pedestrian overpasses.

josiebug · #**547** Posted **Jan 28, 2010, 9:44 PM**

Regarding Street Name Changes

http://www.surrey.ca/Living+in+Surrey/Ut...n/Transportation/Street+Name+Changes.htm

officedweller · #**548** Posted **Jan 28, 2010, 10:11 PM**

The second one has more impact when driving by on the highway. The first one may be more interesting for the people using it, although cyclists and pedestrians could clash n the curvey parts.

Whalleyboy · #**549** Posted **Feb 1, 2010, 3:51 AM**

some updated images of the cloverdale rec centre

click image for full size

WaxItYourself · #**550** Posted **Feb 1, 2010, 8:33 PM**

The Surrey City Centre Library will begin being built soon after the Olympics is over. They've recommended adding an addition 10,000 square feet as well as underground parking to the complex.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/surreyleader/news/83272237.html

metroXpress · #**551** Posted **Feb 3, 2010, 4:54 AM**

^ yes, underground parking is exactly what we need for the new city centre area.

I think they should add underground parking to Central City mall...and convert the current parking lot into an extension of park area. The "Central Park" of Surrey!!

nickinacan · #**552** Posted **Feb 3, 2010, 5:15 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by metroXpress

^ yes, underground parking is exactly what we need for the new city centre area.

I think they should add underground parking to Central City mall...and convert the current parking lot into an extension of park area. The "Central Park" of Surrey!!

Nah that would never happen. But I will guarantee that they will sell off the surface parking to developers and turn the current drive into a street of some sort. I mean, they have that parkade anyways.

hollywoodnorth · #**553** Posted **Feb 3, 2010, 5:23 AM**

King George Boulevard........LOLZ.........

Whalleyboy · #**554** Posted **Feb 3, 2010, 6:19 AM**

the mall already has underground parking=P

VanCvl · #**555** Posted **Feb 9, 2010, 9:58 PM**

Check out the Surrey Traffic Cameras on the City's website:

http://www.surrey.ca/NR/exeres/DDFFE5C4-8771-4872-88B7-6E8702EA9F10

metroXpress · #**556** Posted **Feb 12, 2010, 8:10 PM**

The celebration of the Torch on the 9th @ Holland Park

tybuilding · #**557** Posted **Feb 22, 2010, 7:25 AM**

Definitely the best to watch concerts at Holland Park. I saw Sam Roberts on Friday, 54 40 and the Odds tonight. All great shows and no problems getting in. Unlike the crowds downtown! I heard 3:30 the Live City Yaletown was full on Saturday.

theQ · #**558** Posted **Feb 25, 2010, 4:43 PM**

I sent an email to translink to see when the proposed 399-B line was going to start up in Surrey. I had attended an open house last year, and they said the line should start as soon as the Olympics were finished. They were going to use the extra staff that they were hiring for the Olympics, and the articulated buses from the old Richmond 98-B line. Unfortunately, the new line doesn't have the required funding.

Quote:

Dear Kevin

Thank you for your e-mail regarding the proposed 399 B-Line on King
George Highway in Surrey. As you may be aware, TransLink recently
underwent an extensive process to secure the additional funding required
to meet the overall transportation needs of the region. TransLink
worked with regional stakeholders, including the public, on developing
funding strategies for transportation improvements that will encourage
sustainable modes of travel, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide
for the efficient movement of goods and people throughout the region.
The level of additional funding has a direct impact our ability to
advance transit-related projects. As a result of that process, on
October 23, 2009, the Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation
approved a transportation plan 'supplement' that will generate $130
million in new annual revenue, allowing TransLink to maintain resources
allocated to transit operations at current levels. This 'supplement' is
referred to as the Funding Stabilization Plan.

While the $130 million Funding Stabilization Plan allows for the
maintenance of current transit resources, it does not allow for service
expansion i.e. all service expansion projects, including the 399, are
currently on hold. TransLink will not have the ability to expand
service until such a time as new funding sources are secured, in excess
of the Funding Stabilization Plan, that once again allow for service
expansion.

That being said, it is anticipated that there will be opportunities in
the future to implement this new route, once Transit secures the
resources needed to enable further expansion of the transit system.

Katherine McCune

CoryHolmes · #**559** Posted **Feb 25, 2010, 8:54 PM**

So once again, transit service to the South Frasier area is put on hold. I'm shocked by this, no really I am.

hollywoodnorth · #**560** Posted **Feb 25, 2010, 9:27 PM**

yup seems like the Hastings to SFU and the King George B-lines are frozen for now.........