Daryl DC (SfS Founder) - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Toronto’s Finch West LRT: a $2.5 billion mega mistake

Will the Finch West LRT truly improve transit times? Uncover the truth behind this contentious transit project.

Edmonton Valley Line LRT ridership falls far short of estimates

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on October 26, 2025Posted in Reality CheckTagged development-oriented transit, Edmonton, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, street-level LRT, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Valley Line, Valley Line LRT, Valley Line SE, Valley Line Southeast

The Valley Line LRT was billed as a transit game‑changer, but its ridership numbers tell a different story.

SkyTrain for Surrey debunks the 1999 anti-SkyTrain “Greer report”

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on January 27, 2013Posted in Media ReleaseTagged ansaldo breda, at-grade rail, automatic train control, BC, Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit, Bombardier ART, Bombardier Innovia ART, Bombardier Innovia Metro, British Columbia, Canada, Canada Line, Community Impact, competition, competitive transit, Coquitlam, debunking misconceptions, debunking myths, Economic development, Economics, Evergreen Line, Greater Vancouver, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, limitations, LRT, LRT advocates, LRT comparisons, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, myths, plan, Rail for the Valley, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, rapid transit system, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain is not proprietary, streetcar, Sustainability, train, train control systems, tram, transit, TransLink, Transportation, UBC, Vancouver Light Rail, Vancouver LRT, vision, zweisystem

SkyTrain for Surrey debunks the 1999 anti-SkyTrain “Greer report” Debunking Myths Daryl DC (SfS Founder) January 27, 2013 We have released a new analysis of the 1999 “Review of Rapid Transit Project Claims” (a.k.a. the “Greer Report”) finding that the report’s release of misleading information resulted in significant delays in the construction of rapid transit […]

SkyTrain type technology clearly a winner in Japan

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on February 7, 2012Posted in Reality CheckTagged Bombardier Innovia ART, Examples, Japan, linear induction motor, Osaka Subway, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, rapid transit around the world, rapid transit technology, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain technology, train, transit6 Comments

SkyTrain technology (linear induction motors) is used in several cities in Japan.

Portland, OR: the wrong role model for Surrey Rail Transit

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on November 14, 2011Posted in Reality CheckTagged Greater Vancouver, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Portland, rail transit, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Surrey City Council, Surrey LRT, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, TriMet5 Comments

Why should the Portland MAX Light Rail system, which has failed to ease traffic congestion, serve as a role model for rail transit in Surrey?

The disadvantages of LRT versus SkyTrain

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on October 10, 2011Posted in Reality CheckTagged automobile, BC, British Columbia, Bus service, Canada, Community Impact, competition, Dianne Watts, Economics, Greater Vancouver, issues, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, limitations, LRT, LRT advocates, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Sustainability, train, transit, TransLink, Transportation10 Comments

The disadvantages of LRT versus SkyTrain Reality Check SkyTrain for Surrey press team October 10, 2011 Mayor Dianne Watts has claimed that SkyTrain will “cut our communities in half and destroy our city” [17], while arguing that light rail would help connect town centres and boost economic activity, creating a “vibrancy” in the city. However, […]