IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC Election candidates are being urged by campaigners to raise Light Rail and Rapid Transit issues during the Surrey municipal elections. Better Surrey Rapid Transit (SkyTrain for Surrey) is concerned about the silence in discussion of Surrey transportation issues during the current municipal elections, and is urging campaigners to inform stakeholders […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 23rd July, 2014 At-Grade Rail systems, like the Light Rail Transit (LRT) proposed in the City of Surrey, are more vulnerable than SkyTrain in experiencing large service issues like the two issues with SkyTrain seen in the past week. Three weeks ago, riders and news agencies were describing a major service disruption […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC A new rapid transit vision for Surrey, released by Better Surrey Rapid Transit’s Daryl Dela Cruz, exposes serious faults in the City of Surrey’s at-grade rail (LRT) proposal approved by the Mayors’ Council. The “Vibrant Communities, Productive Citizens” vision, released Friday, details a “more practical rapid transit vision” for the City […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE -12th June, 2014 Regional Mayors are hailing a new regional transportation vision that “benefits all of Metro Vancouver”. However, the Surrey Light Rail Transit (LRT) proposal in the Mayors Council’s new transportation plan has a negative business case, which could result in Minister Todd Stone rejecting the new regional transportation plan. The Surrey Rapid […]
A Light Rail opposition group in Surrey is displeased that a coalition for Light Rail Transit in Surrey is massively misleading and manipulating the public again, according to a media report by the Business in Vancouver report. The report claims that Light Rail Links members saw problems with expanding SkyTrain versus building light rail. “SkyTrain, […]
Rapid Transit and Surrey’s needs Examining the modal shift in TransLink’s Surrey Rapid Transit Study alternatives This is a presentation document that Better Surrey Rapid Transit has prepared for future presentations. A longer, fully detailed version (which was presented to the City of Surrey Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in April 2013) is available at [CLICK […]
Tuesday morning was triumphed by the launch of the new Light Rail Links coalition, a membership of different organizations advocating for Light Rail Transit in Surrey, BC. The new coalition presents four vague reasons for “Why LRT”: LRT will connect communities south of the Fraser LRT will create pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods with new developments and businesses […]
The City of Surrey has often stated, including on its current Rapid Transit Now advocacy page, that 3 Light Rail Transit (LRT) lines across the city would cost less than building SkyTrain to Langley. This claim is incorrect, and it may also be based on outdated data. The latest cost estimate values in the Surrey […]
Light Rail advocates frequently mislead the public with claims such as “No one builds with SkyTrain” and “only seven SkyTrain-type systems exist worldwide”.
Better Surrey Rapid Transit is taking a remarkable step forward on Monday with a confirmed presentation to the City of Surrey Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to provide a report on Rapid Transit and Surrey’s Needs” Media may be interested in hearing this presentation as it details a primary case of the Better Surrey Rapid Transit […]
