Local MLA says Surrey City Council fails in “selling” its LRT vision
- Reality Check
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- March 28, 2018
Surrey-Guildford MLA Garry Begg is calling out Surrey City Council for doing a poor job “selling” its proposed LRT vision to the community, saying that Surrey’s message “isn’t resounding” and that numerous constituents have come to him with concerns about the proposed LRT system.
This is a timely acknowledgment that there is growing opposition to Surrey’s proposal to build LRT while rejecting both SkyTrain and Bus Rapid Transit—and an acknowledgement that there are legitimate issues in the City’s LRT vision that have gone completely unaddressed.
Surrey-Guildford area among hardest hit by LRT negative impacts
Many areas in the Surrey-Guildford riding have seen negative impacts from LRT-related early works projects, including the ramming of 105 Avenue through Hawthorne Park and the upcoming need to relocate a local school—both of which cost city taxpayers millions of dollars.
But the worst impacts would happen as soon as construction begins. In order to accomodate two LRT tracks, the city has long proposed narrowing 104 Avenue from 4 to 2 lanes—despite admitting that it will serious congestion on both 104 Avenue and parallel roads.
Pictured in header: SkyTrain for Surrey rally event against LRT
Reality Check
Reality Check is the online blog run by the founder of SkyTrain for Surrey, a BC-based community organization that has advocated for the expansion of the Vancouer SkyTrain system, including our successful advocacy for the under-construction Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension.
Media Contact: Daryl Dela Cruz – Founder, SkyTrain for Surrey ・ Phone: +1 604 329 3529, [email protected]
