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The electronic translation service on the City of Surrey’s web site is hosted by Google Translate. The quality of the translation may vary in some of the languages offered by Google. The goal of the basic translation is to capture the general intention of the original English material.

Google Translate is a free service and currently offers translation in over 50 languages. Unfortunately, not all the languages spoken in the City of Surrey are translated. Punjabi is one of the languages not currently offered, and to remedy the situation, the City has been in contact with Google and they have committed to making Punjabi available in the future.

The City of Surrey cannot guarantee the quality, accuracy, or completeness of any translated information. Before you act on translated information, the City encourages you to confirm any facts that are important to you and the decisions you make.

The City of Surrey offers interpretation services at all its facilities. If you have a question about the material you read on our web site, we encourage you to stop by a City facilities to discuss it. You can also contact the City at (604) 591-4011 to receive interpretation support.

The City is committed to enhancing the accessibility of its web site to all its citizens, and appreciates any feedback that it receives.

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Transportation Strategic Plan

Skytrain passing in front of Central City tower

The Transportation Strategic Plan is the City’s long range planning document that sets out the vision, objectives, proposals and priorities for transportation in Surrey in the future.  It also shows how transport, in its widest sense, has a part to play in key policy areas such as the environment, land use, economy, safety and health.

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Transportation Strategic Plan document (12 MB)

2010 Report on Transportation (21 MB) - our first reporting on the progress of the Strategic Plan's Actions for Change

Background information and guiding principles

Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities

There are very many, but fundamentally, there is an over-reliance on the car that is having serious implications for congestion and the environment, particularly climate change, safety and health.  Peak oil forecasts and escalating fuel costs will impact all aspects of transportation and affect people’s transportation decisions and travel patterns.  For those who do not have access to a car, or who want to use their car less, getting around can be difficult.  The Strategic Plan examines how we can provide a transport system that caters to all mobility needs including the movement of goods and services associated with a successful economy.

A transportation system that improves choice is not antimotorist.  Indeed, growth and development of our road system network will remain a significant component of our Strategy and future budgets.  By implication, the operation and maintenance of the road system will also remain a major and growing part of our planning.  The Strategic Plan is made up of strategies and objectives to manage, maintain and finance the transportation system in ways that are responsive to local needs, are innovative, provide value for money and which are sustainable.

The Strategic Plan aims to promote a balanced transport system that gives sustainable choices in the way we travel to, from and within Surrey and which integrates with other policy areas associated with the environment, health and safety, economic well-being and land development.  Transportation has a part to play in all aspects of people’s lives and a good system responds to many and varying needs and priorities.  This Strategic Plan takes a holistic approach to transportation by:

  1. Seeking to increase the accessibility and mobility options available to people including the elderly and those with special needs.
  2. Identifying where strategic investments will be needed to complete key networks and support a major shift to lower impact modes of transportation.
  3. Increasing the safety and security of the system for both motorized and non-motorized users.
  4. Promoting the efficient management and operation of the system for all modes.
  5. Ensuring that the system infrastructure is well maintained and preserved.
  6. Recognizing the funding implications of providing new infrastructure.
  7. Supporting the economic vitality of the City, allowing competitiveness, efficiency and job creation.
  8. Protecting and enhancing the environment by promoting sustainability, efficiency, and energy conservation.
  9. Establishing land use patterns, densities and mixes that reduce the need to travel and that support walking, cycling and transit.
  10. Examining and implementing Transportation Demand strategies.
  11. Measuring performance.

For other questions about lanes, please contact Transportation Planning: