Build SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT! - Better Surrey Rapid Transit
An initiative for the right choice for Surrey rapid transit
A study by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy [CLICK HERE - PDF] that makes a critical analysis of the Calgary Light Rail Transit system (C-Train) points out well that automobile dependency has not decreased in the City of Calgary despite the development of Light Rail Transit. The study gathers facts and debunks several ideals that most critics point out as ways of making the system … [Read more...]
We should all be quite thankful as South of Fraser citizens that TransLink is in fact considering the provision of rapid transit here in one form or another and is examining that by collecting info and data in the recent Surrey Rapid Transit Study; but some of us here at SkyTrain for Surrey wonder sometimes whether it comes to the minds of the general public whether the people in charge of … [Read more...]
The media seem to have themselves in a knot when it comes to referencing certain capital cost values. We have found that the quoted "$27 million per km for light rail" value in an article posted by the Vancouver Sun on 10th November ([CLICK HERE] to view) is questionable and possibly highly inaccurate. The value has been repetitively used in several previous articles by the Vancouver Sun and … [Read more...]
