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Langley City hopes to get ahead of the train, quite literally, with a plan to fast track itself as an urban oasis in the middle of the suburbs before the arrival of rapid transit in the next decade.

With planning beginning on the Surrey-Langley line as part of TransLink’s 10-year transportation plan, Langley council recently voted to adopt a vision strategy to guide development.

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The goal is to “create a reason for people to stay” as they pass through on their journey between the Fraser Valley and Vancouver.

“We don’t want to be the end of the line,” said chief administrative office Francis Cheung. “We want to be the nexus.”

Mixed-use development, with shopping, entertainment and green spaces within walking distance of transit, is envisioned, along with a variety of housing options.

“Langley City will be a residential magnet — the antidote to big, unaffordability and congestion,” reads the strategy.