June 7, 2017 – Surrey, BC One of the first major victims of Surrey’s shortsighted and problem-riddled plans for street level Light Rail will be Hawthorne Park. The City of Surrey is planning to build two new roads (see: 105 Avenue connector) that will cut through Hawthorne Park and split it in two. The city […]
REALITY CHECK 1 IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 3, 2017 – Surrey, BC REALITY CHECK: The City of Surrey wants you to believe that the proposed roads that cut through Hawthorne Park are not a result of Surrey’s short-sighted and problem-riddled plan for street-level Light Rail. Here is what we think about the recent statements by City staff: […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 31, 2017 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey has learned that a proposed city road project that will split a major city park in half is a critical component of the city’s proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) system on 104 Avenue. City maps show that the two roads related to the […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 23, 2017 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey campaigners are expressing disappointment that a rapid transit project for Surrey was not listed as an “ambitious transit project” in the 2017 Federal Budget. Although the Mayors’ Council has been quick to confirm that the transit funding in the 2017 budget could be applied to […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 20, 2017 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is preparing to gather the over 1900 people who have signed the petition in opposition to the Surrey Light Rail Transit Vision. We will rally against the Light Rail Transit vision adoption bylaw when it is taken to Public Hearing at Surrey City […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 18, 2017 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey‘s campaign team is working to mobilize the over 1500 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. SkyTrain for Surrey is opposing the Surrey-Newton-Guildford […]
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. SkyTrain for Surrey is opposing the Surrey-Newton-Guildford […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 30, 2016 – Surrey, BC Our campaign team is pleased to learn that the Evergreen Extension of the Millennium Line to Coquitlam has been completed at between $70 and $85 million under budget, boosting the case for expanding the SkyTrain system to more areas throughout the Lower Mainland. The news comes as […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 8, 2016 – Surrey, BC As enthusiasm grows for a new express shuttle bus between downtown Surrey and Abbotsford International Airport, SkyTrain for Surrey is reaching out to the Abbotsford Airport Authority about the potential that the proposed Surrey Light Rail Transit (LRT) system could compromise these airport shuttles. SkyTrain for Surrey is raising this […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Oct 27, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is pleased to hear from BC NDP leader John Horgan, who affirmed today at an event in Surrey that he would be open to a consideration of SkyTrain expansion South-of-the-Fraser. In a statement to News1130, Horgan said that he would be “prepared to sit down with […]
