transit planning Archives - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

“SkyTrain is proprietary” assertion challenged

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on November 30, 2015May 16, 2017Posted in Media ReleaseTagged British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, issues, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Metro Vancouver transit issues, politics, public transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, transit, transit funding, transit planning, Transportation

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey campaign manager Daryl Dela Cruz is challenging the popular assertion that ‘SkyTrain technology’ is a proprietary technology and is only offered by Bombardier. In an online response to a Global BC news report, as well as comments within the news report by popular South Fraser blogger Nathan […]

SkyTrain technology is not outdated and not proprietary

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on November 30, 2015October 1, 2020Posted in Reality CheckTagged British Columbia, Damn big header, Greater Vancouver, issues, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Metro Vancouver transit issues, politics, public transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, transit, transit funding, transit planning, Transportation2 Comments

We have reposted this from the personal blog of campaign director Daryl Dela Cruz RE: Critics say SkyTrain technology is outdated – Global News Pictured above: The new Tozai Line in Sendai, Japan uses SkyTrain technology – and is opening in just 7 days. South Fraser blogger Nathan Pachal was incorrect in stating that Bombardier “dictates what […]

Light Rail to offer few benefits for Surrey citizens (SUMMARY)

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 28, 2015May 16, 2017Posted in BackgrounderTagged Damn big header, light rail, LRT, Surrey, Surrey LRT, transit, transit planning, Transportation

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey reminds media and stakeholders that the proposed Light Rail Transit line for Surrey offers few tangible benefits for Surrey citizens. The SkyTrain for Surrey campaign, under the leadership of local advocate Daryl Dela Cruz, has been relentless in raising LRT issues despite continuous ignorance from city council: Surveys have shown […]