Dear Editor,
Re: [B.C. considering Interurban for transit, 91原创 Advance Times, July 29]
The passenger proposal for the old Interurban Line is at best a distraction from what is really needed for 91原创.
The service will never be restored because local decision-makers will never approve it.
I can鈥檛 imagine any Township mayor and council approving a passenger line from 91原创 City through the Township to Abbotsford that doesn鈥檛 serve any Township communities or population centres 鈥� notably Aldergrove.
My prediction is that the next rail project in the valley after the arrival of SkyTrain in 91原创 City, will be a line that runs out the Fraser Highway corridor through Aldergrove to Abbotsford.
Meanwhile, advocates for green transportation in 91原创 should be pushing for walkable communities, more rapid buses, conversion of the bus fleet to electricity or hydrogen, and more safe cycling infrastructure.
Environmentally conscious people should be actively opposing the Interurban proposal because of its encroachment on agricultural and natural areas.
But there is no need because it is not going to happen.
Bill Masse, 91原创
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