IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 17, 2017 – Surrey, BC
SkyTrain for Surrey‘s campaign team is working to mobilize the over 1700 people who have signed in support of SkyTrain South-of-the-Fraser, encouraging all SkyTrain supporters to voice their opposition to the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT project at the upcoming TransLink consultations.
JAN 23 – TransLink has opened an Online Survey to collect input on the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT project, which will be available until Feb 13, 2017. This is an important opportunity for YOU to voice your opposition to Surrey’s street-level Light Rail and the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT line.
The survey is available at the following link:
http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/translink-Z/surrey-lrt/
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For the most optimal results, when you fill the survey, make it clear that you are not in support of Surrey’s LRT vision AND the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT project.
> On the first page, check “Not Supportive” in both boxes
After filling the next page, you can add a short explanation of why you are not supportive. Our campaign chair has released his written response: [VIEW HERE]
- Do the TransLink Online Survey which will be available from Jan 23 – Feb 13, 2017
- Make it clear that you are not in support of the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT project
- Attend the Public Open Houses to submit input. There will be three open house sessions:
- Tuesday, Jan. 24 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Guildford Rec Centre (Lower Lobby)
15105 105 Avenue // 3 minutes walk from Guildford Exchange (96 B-Line) - Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Surrey City Hall (Atrium)
13450 104 Avenue // 2 minutes walk from Surrey Central Station (Expo Line, 96 B-Line) - Thursday, Jan. 26 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Newton Cultural Centre
13530 72 Avenue // 5 minutes walk from Newton Exchange (96 B-Line)
- Tuesday, Jan. 24 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Guildford Rec Centre (Lower Lobby)
- Join the SkyTrain for Surrey campaign outreach team at the Public Open Houses & other events
- We will be attending all open house events to talk to attendees
- We will also be handing out flyers, brochures and other materials.
Bus Rapid Transit in dedicated lanes would offer the same travel time benefits as LRT and could also run seamlessly to White Rock Centre and Coquitlam Centre, reaching more people and connecting more places.
Extending SkyTrain to Langley will create a high speed backbone to our transit system. A modern bus rapid transit system that connects to SkyTrain will reach and serve more people, faster and with greater efficiency than street-level light rail between Newton and Guildford.
SkyTrain for Surrey is a local grassroots organization calling for a SkyTrain and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network instead of the currently-proposed on-street Light Rail system in Surrey. Our campaign has called on decision-makers to build the Langley Extension of the SkyTrain Expo Line, in conjunction with an extension of the 96 B-Line to Coquitlam Centre and White Rock as a Bus Rapid Transit system.
Our campaign directors: Daryl Dela Cruz (Surrey, chair), Jacky Au (Surrey), Spencer Whitney (Langley)
For further information
Daryl Dela Cruz, Phone: +1 604 329 3529, [email protected]