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What local transportation upgrades should be prioritized? Fraser Valley election candidates answer
We asked Fraser Valley candidates for the 2024 BC Election what transit upgrade they would prioritize in the valley
Grace Kennedy
October 11, 2024
The Fraser Valley needs more transit infrastructure. Fraser Valley Express buses are full, regional travel north of the river is limited, and commuter travel by rail is restricted or absent in many places.
Although all parties have promised varying levels of support for new and existing transportation projects, it will take money to make it happen. And there likely won’t be enough money to make every promise happen right away.
We asked all Fraser Valley candidates what one transit improvement the province should prioritize in the region. (With widening Highway 1 to Chilliwack already planned and endorsed by both the BC NDP and the BC Conservatives, we left it out.)
Unfortunately, most BC Conservative candidates did not respond to our survey. The valley’s NDP candidates also refused to abide by The Current’s multiple-choice format, which was created in order to force candidates to demonstrate their personal priorities.
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SkyTrain to Abbotsford | More buses on Highway 1 | Regional buses between Mission, Agassiz, and Hope |
|---|---|---|
Carlos Suarez Rubio, Langley-Walnut Grove (Independent) | ||
Amandeep Singh, Abbotsford West (Independent) | ||
Jonah Timms, Fraser-Nicola (BC Greens) | ||
Sarah Kooner, Abbotsford South (BC NDP) |
Rapid buses on Langley’s 200th Street | Increased West Coast Express service | None of the above |
|---|---|---|
Alex Joehl, Langley-Abbotsford (BC Libertarian) | Dan Grice, Chilliwack North (Independent) | Melissa Snazell, Langley-Abbotsford (BC Greens) |
Karen Long, Langley-Abbotsford (Independent) | Tim Cooper, Chilliwack North (BC Greens) |
Did not answer the question | Did not respond to the questionnaire |
|---|---|
Pam Alexis, Abbotsford-Mission (BC NDP) | Bruce Banman, Abbotsford South (BC Conservatives) |
Andrew Mercier, Langley-Willowbrook (BC NDP) | Misty Van Popta, Langley-Walnut Grove (BC Conservatives) |
Dan Coulter, Chilliwack North (BC NDP) | Harman Bhangu, Langley-Abbotsford (BC Conservatives) |
Kelli Paddon, Chilliwack-Cultus Lake (BC NDP) | Reann Gasper, Abbotsford-Mission (BC Conservatives) |
Megan Dykeman, Langley-Walnut Grove (BC NDP) | Tony Luck, Fraser-Nicola (BC Conservatives) |
Francyne Joe, Fraser-Nicola (BC NDP) | Jody Toor, Langley-Willowbrook (BC Conservatives) |
Graeme Hutchison, Abbotsford West (BC NDP) | James Davison, Abbotsford South (Independent) |
John Aldag, Langley-Abbotsford (BC NDP) | Rylee Mac Lean, Langley-Walnut Grove (BC Greens) |
Á’a:líya Warbus, Chilliwack-Cultus Lake (BC Conservatives) | Petrina Arnason, Langley-Willowbrook (BC Greens) |
Heather Maahs, Chilliwack North (BC Conservatives) | |
Korky Neufeld, Abbotsford West (BC Conservatives) |
You can find the full questionnaire, organized by ridings, below.
We asked candidates from all nine local ridings about five specific topics. You can find answers from all candidates to the other questions here: Bridal Veil Resort or Cascade Skyline? | Sumas flood protections | Removing land from ALR | Climate change and infrastructure
Make sure you also check out our election hubs. They include candidate biographies, riding descriptions, videos of all-candidates meetings, and links to news stories. Find them here: Langley | Abbotsford and Mission | Chilliwack and the Eastern Fraser Valley
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