Editing Surrey, British Columbia (section)

==== Suburban sprawl and the Gateway Program ====
[[File:Holland Park, Surrey BC2.jpg|thumb|Holland Park and Residential towers in Surrey]]
{{See also|Urban sprawl|Gateway Program}}

Surrey currently faces the problem of urban sprawl, the phenomenon that is characterized by the low density residential, with almost no commercial or industrial zoning. This results in a heavy outflow of traffic in the morning, and inflow in the evening.

The announcement of the Gateway Program in 2005 by the [[British Columbia Ministry of Transportation]] meant a large expenditure in transportation infrastructure. Despite the oppositions by the [[Metro Vancouver]] and several mayoral councils,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burnaby Public Consultation on Provincial Gateway Program |url=http://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/city+services/roads+and+traffic/Transportation+-+Gateway+-+January+15+2007+Council+Report.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2013 |publisher=City of Burnaby |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101816/http://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/city+services/roads+and+traffic/Transportation+-+Gateway+-+January+15+2007+Council+Report.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Standing Committee Minutes |url=http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20060606/documents/ttmin.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2013 |publisher=City of Vancouver}}</ref> the project went ahead to create the [[South Fraser Perimeter Road]] and the Port Mann Bridge, both which pass through major portions of Surrey. It has been criticized to be contradictory to not only Metro Vancouver's Sustainable Region Initiative,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Proposed twinning of the Port Mann Bridge and Highway 1 expansion |url=http://www.livableregion.ca/pdf/PortMannBriefingJune06.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2013 |publisher=David Suzuki Foundation |archive-date=June 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626210338/http://www.livableregion.ca/pdf/PortMannBriefingJune06.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> but also Surrey's Sustainability Charter. Studies have shown that with an increase in road capacity, ''generated traffic'' increases, that is traffic that is diverted (shifted in time and route) and induced travel (increased total motor vehicle travel).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Litman |first=Todd |date=September 10, 2012 |title=Generated Traffic and Induced Travel Implications for Transport Planning |url=http://www.vtpi.org/gentraf.pdf |access-date=February 11, 2013 |publisher=Victoria Transport Policy Institute |archive-date=March 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310045906/http://www.vtpi.org/gentraf.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> With the construction of the 10 lane Port Mann Bridge, the problem of suburban sprawl is exacerbated not only with the additional capacity, but [[RapidBus (TransLink)|RapidBus]] service was also cancelled despite expectations of a stop in Surrey.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 23, 2012 |title=Dianne Watts angry Surrey dropped from RapidBus plans |work=News 1130 |url=http://www.news1130.com/2012/11/23/dianne-watts-angry-surrey-dropped-from-rapidbus-plans/ |access-date=February 13, 2013 |archive-date=May 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522004406/http://www.news1130.com/2012/11/23/dianne-watts-angry-surrey-dropped-from-rapidbus-plans/ |url-status=live }}</ref>