Coquitlam shows SkyTrain can integrate with community
Coquitlam shows SkyTrain can integrate with community MEDIA RELEASE May 22, 2012・Surrey, BC I don’t want to have SkyTrain cutting our communities in half—that
Calgary’s C-Train LRT worsened automobile dependency
Calgary’s C-Train LRT worsened automobile dependency Reality Check SkyTrain for Surrey press team April 2, 2012 A recent study that makes a critical analysis of the Calgary LRT system points out well that Calgary’s automobile dependency has not decreased. The study gathers facts and debunks several ideas that LRT supporters point to as ways of […]
Misleading Letter shows up a second time; Initiative Leader responds again
Initiative leader Daryl Dela Cruz has taken note that misleading information from a particular letter-writer from Aldergrove has shown up in the news again, this time in two local Langley newspapers. He has submitted this letter, which is a revision of the letter that he first sent to The Province [LINK HERE], in response to […]
Local writer deserves recognition for oustanding response to anti-SkyTrain letter
The SkyTrain for Surrey team would like to applaud and recognize Alex Vowles – a citizen of the City of Surrey – for his outstanding response to a recent misleading letter bashing SkyTrain and calling the service a loser [CLICK HERE] that was published in the Province and also recently in the Langley Times local […]
Surrey citizens predominantly choose to drive
Surrey citizens predominantly choose to drive Reality Check SkyTrain for Surrey press team March 27, 2012 I came across an interesting Metro Vancouver document on the local South Fraser Blog that shows how many counted vehicles are registered in a given Lower Mainland city in a year, and associated patterns: This chart shows various interesting […]
SkyTrain for Surrey responds to Misleading Letter
We’re all shocked to find misinformation still hitting newspapers and other media. Leading the battle against misinformation is SkyTrain for Surrey Founder and Leader Daryl Dela Cruz, who just submitted this letter to the Province newspaper in response to a deceiving individual from Aldergrove: SkyTrain IS a winner ———————————— Mr. Atkinson, SkyTrain IS a winner, […]
Inconsistencies in Paul Hillsdon’s “Transit for Tomorrow” LRT plan
Paul Hillsdon proposed a network of 43.4 kilometres of light rail for a cost of $1.1 billion; it would actually cost $2.39 billion.
Portland: subsidies attracted economic development, not LRT
Portland: subsidies attracted economic development, not LRT Reality Check SkyTrain for Surrey press team March 15, 2012 There are serious problems with the City of Surrey’s use of Portland’s MAX Light Rail as an example to boost the image of potential at-grade Light Rail in Surrey, and one of those problems is the assumption that […]
Light Rail Ineffective: Portland transit mode-share unchanged despite $4 billion+ in LRT spending
Light Rail Ineffective: Portland transit mode-share unchanged despite $4 billion+ in LRT spending MEDIA RELEASE February 26, 2012・Surrey, BC Recently we came across the results of a study on Portland transit mode-share released not too long ago on the Human Transit blog, written and managed by professional public transit planning consultant Jarrett Walker. In the […]
Canada Line riders value speed, frequency and reliability
We took a look at a 2010 study about the effects of the then-new Canada Line SkyTrain line; the study was commissioned by the TransLink and answered by panelists for “TransLink Listens”. The study can be viewed by following this link: [CLICK HERE]. Here is a picture of a page on the document that says […]