Hey Bill—you sound like a real beauty. Best to keep your mouth shut & be thought a fool than to open it & remove all doubt.
Shivv - 6 years ago
Yes . This is way better idea than having high speed train from Vancouver to Seattle. Government is ready to spend money in studying that route and I strongly suggest they should look into this seriously. Give people tax break when they are willing to move to these places and are happy tro commute.
gman9630 - 6 years ago
Great idea but no money! population too small to justify the too many billion$ it would cost. ..good to Hope but currently and for the next 30yrs it will not happen -and I'm sure the current NDP won't reward the Fraser Valley with much (there's no NDP MLA's! ) -so ask Elon Musk for so money, or enjoy Hwy 1 -best idea so far is move the jobs to the valley
Pippa D - 6 years ago
Please make sure South Surrey/White Rock is included.
Qiang - 6 years ago
It sounds wonderful to have such a high speed communting route. But considering how much tax payer need to spend, I'm holding back the idea of having such a project. Instead of moving people from Fraser Valley area, why not think about creating more jobs outside Metro Vancouver? The area has become increasingly crowded while the housing supplies is not keeping up with the influx of people from elsewhere in Canada and overseas.
Del - 6 years ago
No support. The Province simply can't afford it and we are taxed beyong coping. If BC were to sell more resources and minerals there would be more tax income but until then, no more mass transit.
Mike Mac - 6 years ago
Hell yeah. Build infrastructure to the east and to the north and finally a bridge to Vancouver Island.
Leonard Bellamy - 6 years ago
High speed or low speed. Either would be good.
Donald Whitaker - 6 years ago
I am from the Interior and I would support my tax dollars being used for this.
Pat - 6 years ago
Well i for one moved back to the island because it was to expensive to live anywhere here
. Ya i work in Vancouver and live on the island still cheaper than living here . Fast transit
Would have kept us here near our grandkids , think of all the cars that would gone off the roads so you'd be able to go into town like you use to , no brainer
Bill - 6 years ago
Leave those shit picking imbreads in the valley we don't want them to have easy access here
David Thompson - 6 years ago
If taxpayers in the lower mainland wish to fully fund it, they can fill their boots. People in Not B.C. (people who do not live in the all-important Okanagan-Victoria sliver) the ones who have created all the wealth to build, re-build, upgrade, maintain and add on to the area the government (according to every funding announcement) thinks of as B.C., are tapped out and driving poor and poorly maintained roads, have little transit and must still, somehow, feed, clothe and shelter themselves while still contributing large chunks of their earnings to the B.C. sliver. We live in the cyber age. B.C. Sliver residents need to grow up and take responsibility for the costs of their myopic choices or work at distances rather than in proximity to all the perks of an unsustainable metropolitan area.
Marius van Andel - 6 years ago
Experience in France, Italy, Spain and China has taught that there has to be a significant distance between stations for the system to make economic sense. It takes time to get up to speed . . . tracks are expensive and must be specially build for speeds of up to 330 k/hour. . . so it would only work if there were no more than say 3 stops between Vancouver and Hope: Langley, Abbotsford and , Chilliwack . . . . . . . but Stations are too expensive unless they are used all the time . . . the more stations . .the less they are used . . .
A relatively highspeed commuter train (such as the Sprinter in the Netherlands) would work better. They only reach 120km but the tracks are much less expensive, don't need special stations and those trains can have frequent stops.
Stephen - 6 years ago
This is the way to go to reduce housing problem, that's a limit one could commute to work. Also, that's how bullet train takes the Japanese to work in Tokyo even though they live far away.
Colleen Fish - 6 years ago
I would if the train took 10 minutes which is how long it takes me to get to work now. And working 12 hour shifts, it’s hard to want to commute any longer than is necessary.
Ivan - 6 years ago
This doesn't address the root cause of the problem. It's a band-aid solution.
Fine as far as it goes, but it's not solving the housing crisis, its solving the problems of businesses that can't find workers because they can't afford to live in Van.
Josh S - 6 years ago
With frequent stops to handle on and off passengers, a high speed train doesn't make sense.
Also business locations have been moving east, because of very high costs in Vancouver.
I feel expanding the Skytrain east is a better solution.
J
BIll - 6 years ago
Yes!
And it is time to throw UBC out to Chllliwack as originally planned.
Lots of room, and for those that want to stay in Vancouver, a much easier, faster commute than City traffic or the numerous accidents and weather, snow, flood, downed trees, dead deer) on the 401
Should have been surveyed and prepared decades ago before all the luxury apartment building at UBC.
Chilliwack already has the Sardis Educational Centre from the ex-Army Engineers base. Lots of room, cheaper and a boon to the valley.
Lawyers and doctors training, a few hundred each, can move to a downtown tower.
Roger - 6 years ago
I am against high speed rail for 1 reason. It is only a viable transportation option for people that work day shift. Those of us that work off shifts would still be forced to drive. Sky train down the middle of highway 1 I think is better for all. Then run it across the Fraser to mission then up to Coquitlam and get rid of the West Coast express.
Wally - 6 years ago
I’ve thought this should have happened long ago. The freeway is a gong show with far too much speeding & erratic drivers. Accidents happen daily it seems. This should be a priority over a proposed line between Portland & Vancouver.
will - 6 years ago
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Darlene schumaker - 6 years ago
Should have been one in place years ago. The freeway is too congested and too much time is spent sitting in traffic.
Rick cheyne - 6 years ago
The train will be full before it leaves the first station. Home prices in The Valley will be unaffordable and your neighbourhoods will change for the worse. Express busses would be much cheaper, more convenient, and provide permanent jobs. The ONLY problem with it is that union control makes this a non-option. Automated trains came about in the first place because of union greed.
David Howe - 6 years ago
If all the funds come out of the lower mainland and nothing from the rest of BC it would be OK, but if money from interior BC is used absolutely NOT!
Joy Rousay - 6 years ago
It's a mystery why we don't already have a high-speed train. The freeway is overwhelmed and only serves the privileged who have access to a vehicle.
Thanks Wally, for your comment to Bill!
Hey Bill—you sound like a real beauty. Best to keep your mouth shut & be thought a fool than to open it & remove all doubt.
Yes . This is way better idea than having high speed train from Vancouver to Seattle. Government is ready to spend money in studying that route and I strongly suggest they should look into this seriously. Give people tax break when they are willing to move to these places and are happy tro commute.
Great idea but no money! population too small to justify the too many billion$ it would cost. ..good to Hope but currently and for the next 30yrs it will not happen -and I'm sure the current NDP won't reward the Fraser Valley with much (there's no NDP MLA's! ) -so ask Elon Musk for so money, or enjoy Hwy 1 -best idea so far is move the jobs to the valley
Please make sure South Surrey/White Rock is included.
It sounds wonderful to have such a high speed communting route. But considering how much tax payer need to spend, I'm holding back the idea of having such a project. Instead of moving people from Fraser Valley area, why not think about creating more jobs outside Metro Vancouver? The area has become increasingly crowded while the housing supplies is not keeping up with the influx of people from elsewhere in Canada and overseas.
No support. The Province simply can't afford it and we are taxed beyong coping. If BC were to sell more resources and minerals there would be more tax income but until then, no more mass transit.
Hell yeah. Build infrastructure to the east and to the north and finally a bridge to Vancouver Island.
High speed or low speed. Either would be good.
I am from the Interior and I would support my tax dollars being used for this.
Well i for one moved back to the island because it was to expensive to live anywhere here
. Ya i work in Vancouver and live on the island still cheaper than living here . Fast transit
Would have kept us here near our grandkids , think of all the cars that would gone off the roads so you'd be able to go into town like you use to , no brainer
Leave those shit picking imbreads in the valley we don't want them to have easy access here
If taxpayers in the lower mainland wish to fully fund it, they can fill their boots. People in Not B.C. (people who do not live in the all-important Okanagan-Victoria sliver) the ones who have created all the wealth to build, re-build, upgrade, maintain and add on to the area the government (according to every funding announcement) thinks of as B.C., are tapped out and driving poor and poorly maintained roads, have little transit and must still, somehow, feed, clothe and shelter themselves while still contributing large chunks of their earnings to the B.C. sliver. We live in the cyber age. B.C. Sliver residents need to grow up and take responsibility for the costs of their myopic choices or work at distances rather than in proximity to all the perks of an unsustainable metropolitan area.
Experience in France, Italy, Spain and China has taught that there has to be a significant distance between stations for the system to make economic sense. It takes time to get up to speed . . . tracks are expensive and must be specially build for speeds of up to 330 k/hour. . . so it would only work if there were no more than say 3 stops between Vancouver and Hope: Langley, Abbotsford and , Chilliwack . . . . . . . but Stations are too expensive unless they are used all the time . . . the more stations . .the less they are used . . .
A relatively highspeed commuter train (such as the Sprinter in the Netherlands) would work better. They only reach 120km but the tracks are much less expensive, don't need special stations and those trains can have frequent stops.
This is the way to go to reduce housing problem, that's a limit one could commute to work. Also, that's how bullet train takes the Japanese to work in Tokyo even though they live far away.
I would if the train took 10 minutes which is how long it takes me to get to work now. And working 12 hour shifts, it’s hard to want to commute any longer than is necessary.
This doesn't address the root cause of the problem. It's a band-aid solution.
Fine as far as it goes, but it's not solving the housing crisis, its solving the problems of businesses that can't find workers because they can't afford to live in Van.
With frequent stops to handle on and off passengers, a high speed train doesn't make sense.
Also business locations have been moving east, because of very high costs in Vancouver.
I feel expanding the Skytrain east is a better solution.
J
Yes!
And it is time to throw UBC out to Chllliwack as originally planned.
Lots of room, and for those that want to stay in Vancouver, a much easier, faster commute than City traffic or the numerous accidents and weather, snow, flood, downed trees, dead deer) on the 401
Should have been surveyed and prepared decades ago before all the luxury apartment building at UBC.
Chilliwack already has the Sardis Educational Centre from the ex-Army Engineers base. Lots of room, cheaper and a boon to the valley.
Lawyers and doctors training, a few hundred each, can move to a downtown tower.
I am against high speed rail for 1 reason. It is only a viable transportation option for people that work day shift. Those of us that work off shifts would still be forced to drive. Sky train down the middle of highway 1 I think is better for all. Then run it across the Fraser to mission then up to Coquitlam and get rid of the West Coast express.
I’ve thought this should have happened long ago. The freeway is a gong show with far too much speeding & erratic drivers. Accidents happen daily it seems. This should be a priority over a proposed line between Portland & Vancouver.
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Should have been one in place years ago. The freeway is too congested and too much time is spent sitting in traffic.
The train will be full before it leaves the first station. Home prices in The Valley will be unaffordable and your neighbourhoods will change for the worse. Express busses would be much cheaper, more convenient, and provide permanent jobs. The ONLY problem with it is that union control makes this a non-option. Automated trains came about in the first place because of union greed.
If all the funds come out of the lower mainland and nothing from the rest of BC it would be OK, but if money from interior BC is used absolutely NOT!
It's a mystery why we don't already have a high-speed train. The freeway is overwhelmed and only serves the privileged who have access to a vehicle.