SFU & City of Surrey Transportation Lecture Program
The Transportation Lecture Program is the first of its kind in B.C. Surrey is promoting this initiative as part of our broader engagement with the community and stakeholders. This is an opportunity to learn more about transportation and the role it plays in the shaping and development of our City. Our third annual program offers a forum to:
- discuss important regional and local transportation issues,
- provide the City the chance to better communicate and explain our role in transportation, the services we provide, and our place in the larger transportation “jig-saw”, and
- hear first hand from you what issues and priorities are important.
In partnership with the City Program - Simon Fraser University (SFU), the City of Surrey Engineering Department is offering a unique opportunity for citizens, professionals, and stakeholders to learn more about transportation in Surrey with topics including:
- Who’s responsible for different types of transportation and their relationship
- How transportation is funded, regionally and locally
- How we plan new transportation systems and networks
- How we operate and manage our roads
- What the relationship is between transportation and land use, in a growing city like Surrey.
Surrey is the second largest and fastest growing city in the region. With a projected population of 500,000 residents in the next few years, the transportation network in Surrey is a fundamental element of how the City will develop.
What the course offers
This 2-module course provides you with a comprehensive introduction to transportation in the Lower Mainland, with a particular focus on Surrey. You will learn about a wide range of transportation issues, from regional planning of development and land use, through to the day-to-day operation and management of our transportation systems.
You will hear from senior practitioners directly responsible for delivering transportation in our region and in our City, with lectures from TransLink, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Metro Vancouver, ICBC, and City of Surrey staff, as well as SFU and special guests.
The course also includes an interactive tour of a number of sites in Surrey, to examine and discuss the outcomes of planning decisions, show practical examples of constraints, tradeoffs, challenges and lessons learnt. View the proposed course outline .
Benefits
This is a unique opportunity to learn about transportation. You will have the chance to meet those people responsible for transportation, hear how decisions are made, question and debate issues, and meet other people like you with a passion for transportation.
The course will be of interest to:
- people with an interest in transportation,
- individuals who are responsible for representing their community,
- transportation advocates,
- professionals whose jobs bring them in touch with transportation,
- students who are thinking of working in transportation in the future, and
- anyone who wishes to learn more about transportation and how it shapes Surrey now and into the future.
Commitment and admission
The Program extends over 2 modules, with classes occurring once a week for 3 hours in the evening (total of 15 hours per module). The program also includes a site visit, which is Saturday, October 20, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, to some of the development areas in Surrey for an on-site discussion.
As part of the course, we require participants to prepare a presentation on a transportation topic or issue. This provides an opportunity for further exploration of particular topics and bring different perspectives to the transportation debate.
Admission is determined by an assessment of the candidate’s application form (experience, involvement and interest in transportation). There is a maximum of 25 participants per module, to allow for time and space to engage in discussions.
Dates and tuition
Each module of the course includes 5 sessions on Wednesday evenings between 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM in Fall 2012 at the new City Centre Library, and 1 joint site visit to take place on Saturday, October 20, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Module 1: September 12, September 19, September 26, October 3, October 10, October 20 - Site Visit.
Module 2: October 20 - Site Visit, October 31, November 7, November 14, November 21, November 24.
Module 1 and Module 2 can be taken separately in different years, or you can take both in the same year. For example, you may register for Part 1 this year, and Part 2 next year, or vice-versa.
Tuition per module:
- $130 for Surrey residents
- $150 for non-Surrey residents
The City of Surrey is willing to sponsor $100 of your tuition if you attend 80% of the module sessions and you are being sponsored by your employer. You are required to pay the remaining $30 or $50 as part of your online registration. At the time of registration, you are required to mail a $100 cheque which will only be deposited if you attend fewer than 80% of the module sessions.
Stay tuned for further details for the 2012 session! Registration for the course will be available through this page beginning in June 2012.
If you have any questions regarding this course, please contact us at transportation@surrey.ca or at 604-591-4853.