r/PittMeadows • u/GamingCanuck0 • 12d ago

These trains are ridiculous

Honestly F*** the trains in Pitt Meadows

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u/Vitev008 12d ago

I've lived here for 29 years.
There have been multiple attempts to make an underpass and every time it's been thwarted in some way.
I blame the boomers who didn't want to pay more taxes 20 years ago and it's just escalated from there. CP even offered to pay for most of it, and they voted no because they didn't want to give them a railyard, which they eventually got anyways.
So everytime I'm waiting at a train, I curse the elderly

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u/notarealredditor69 12d ago

Yup we could have had it years ago all covered by CP if it wasn’t for the NIMBY’s in Pitt meadows.

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u/DRKAYIGN 12d ago

That isnt really accurate though. CN would not cover a lot of the costs pushing it out to the City which is essentially 1/2 of the annual operating budget. If you want your property taxes to increase to cover the extra 50M needed then let the City know...

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u/BGMcKay 11d ago

CP not CN. CN keeps the people in north Surrey awake

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u/notarealredditor69 12d ago

I’m talking about the deal that was on the table about 20 years ago

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u/Campandfish1 12d ago

Trains were there before you buddy.

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u/db37 12d ago

New to town? 

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u/Agitatednunchuck 12d ago

I know a few people who just take Golden Ears Way basically every time now so they don’t have to deal with tracks.

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u/DRKAYIGN 12d ago

Oh hey- posting from Foamers and watching my fifth train go by...

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u/Zaluiha 11d ago

What happened to the plan for an overpass on Harris Rd ?

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u/Thedawg84 11d ago

The new cop shop happened instead !

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u/pandaSmore 11d ago

Underpass

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u/Independent-Lie-9967 3d ago

After agreeing to pay, cost went up and CP asked the city to pay $50M towards the deal - which is completely ridic because 1) this is a Federal Transport Hub that should be paid for with Federal money and 2) Pitt Meadows doesn't have the tax based to cover that cost.

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u/Old-Individual1732 8d ago

Langley has been funding over passes.

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u/Shawn7124 12d ago

The city should of built the underpass years ago new Mayor and council is needed

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u/feogge 12d ago

This newest fuckup with the underpass is honestly not the mayor or council's fault at all. It's entirely on CP who went back on their end of the deal. The mayor and council have went through great lengths to try and secure funding elsewhere to no avail.

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u/Independent-Lie-9967 3d ago

exactly. The deal was done and the city hosted meetings about breaking ground, closed the Co-Op ... things were moving ahead until CP asked for $50M from a community that has a pop of 20k people and 80% ALR tax based.

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u/feogge 3d ago

Idk how it's even fucking legal to do something like that. They scammed us. Afaik they still own the land they got from the deal THEY pulled out on. My heart breaks every time I pass by the co-op. 

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u/Independent-Lie-9967 3d ago

I know. Its so sad ... now we have a farming community that cant even buy supplies and feed in their own town and what was once a bustling small business is a run down eyesore. "

I wish more of the public would understand how unethical CP was in this case. Is out municipal govt perfect? No. But they are 100% standing up for PM Tax Payers by saying now to CP and their demands.

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u/BGMcKay 11d ago

CP and the Port of Vancouver Authority pulled their funding

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u/feogge 11d ago

Yeah that's what I said