Local governments need to work together designing a more robust transportation network that includes a focus on active transportation and more public transit but without the expense of private vehicle ownership.
Vancouver-Fraser Valley connect
New high speed freight and passenger rail from Vancouver to Chilliwack. This rail can be used commercially to transport goods between the Vancouver Port and Chilliwack which will also help reduce truck traffic on the highway.
A high speed rail will provide people another more quickly option travelling the vast distances between cities helping connect communities and promote local tourism.
Extra Features:
- Lanes for pedestrians, active transportation and ebike/scooter lanes that follow the line
- Longest park and maintained greenway that runs the length of the rail line
- Sections designed with space to host festivals, farmer markets and other events
Vancouver Island Rail
Reopen Island rail corridor. The Island Rail is the most cost and time efficient way to transport goods across Vancouver Island while also connecting friends and family with another option if they don’t or can’t drive.
Extra Features:
- Lanes for pedestrians, active transportation and ebike/scooter lanes that follow the line
- Maintained park and greenway that runs the length of the rail line
Major transportation corridor redundancy
Build and maintain detour routes in and out of city hubs to lessen transportation and logistics disruptions like the flood of 2021 that disconnected the lower mainland from the interior and stopping people from travelling to Alberta.
Private vehicle ownership
Protect private vehicle ownership: No sacrificing vehicle roadways and parking because it doesn’t make it that much cheaper to build without. Removing and discouraging vehicle ownership by removing parking or not building it in the first place admits it’s a war on freedom of mobility and not about the environment because electric vehicles also use parking lots.