In The News - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Long-held misconceptions about SkyTrain’s technology debunked

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on March 12, 2019Posted in In The News, Media ReleaseTagged BC, Bombardier, British Columbia, city of surrey, community building, competitive transit, development, Expo Line, Expo Line Langley Extension, Fleetwood, fraser highway, Fraser Hwy, Fraser SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver, Langley Extension, Metro Vancouver, No one builds with SkyTrain anymore, proprietary, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain technology, SNC-Lavalin, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Langley SkyTrain, Sustainability, technology, transit, TransLink, Transportation

DEBUNKING MYTHS Long-held misconceptions about SkyTrain’s technology debunked FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 12, 2019 – Surrey, BC Today, spokespersons from both

Peter Fassbender suggests SkyTrain extension is better for Fraser Highway

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on September 10, 2018Posted in In The News, Media ReleaseTagged City of Langley, Peter Fassbender

MEDIA RELEASE Peter Fassbender suggests SkyTrain extension is better for Fraser Hwy. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 10, 2018 – Surrey, BC Peter Fassbender, the former Minister responsible for TransLink and former Mayor of the City of Langley, has suggested that an extension of the SkyTrain Expo Line is the better rapid transit solution on […]

Doug McCallum endorses SkyTrain extension on Fraser Highway

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on July 18, 2018Posted in In The News, Media ReleaseTagged Doug McCallum, Safe Surrey Coalition

MEDIA RELEASE Doug McCallum endorses SkyTrain extension on Fraser Highway FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 18, 2018 – Surrey, BC Doug McCallum, a former Surrey Mayor and also a former TransLink chair, has come forward with the position that the proposed at-grade Light Rail Transit system is not the right solution for Surrey and Langley. […]

Commuter chaos: Crash halts light rail in Downtown Jersey City for 2.5 hours

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on June 10, 2018Posted in Commuter Chaos, In The NewsTagged accident, city of surrey, collision, Ctrain, cyclist, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, HBLR, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, Jersey City, King George Blvd, light rail, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, New York, Newton, Newton Town Centre, NJ Light Rail, NJ Transit, NJ Transit Light Rail, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Crash halts light rail in Downtown Jersey City for 2.5 hours FROM: Jersey City, New Jersey – June 10, 2018 Light Rail commuters in Downtown Jersey City faced major disruptions to service after a light rail train collided with a vehicle on a busy segment of Jersey City’s Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. An […]

Commuter chaos: Sacramento’s light rail shut down for 4+ hours following crash

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on June 8, 2018Posted in Commuter Chaos, In The NewsTagged accident, Blue Line, city of surrey, collision, Ctrain, cyclist, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, light rail, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, RT Blue Line, Sacramento, Sacramento RT, Sacramento RT Light Rail, SacRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Sacramento’s light rail shut down for 4+ hours following crash FROM: Sacramento, California – June 7, 2018 Light Rail commuters in Sacramento faced major disruptions to service after a light rail train collided with a cyclist on Sacramento’s busiest RT Light Rail line. An incident like this would cause major commuter chaos […]

SkyTrain supporters rally against Light Rail in Surrey

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on June 6, 2018Posted in In The News, Media ReleaseTagged 104 Ave, BC, British Columbia, city of surrey, competitive transit, Evergreen Extension, Evergreen Line, Expo Line, Expo Line Langley Extension, fraser highway, Fraser Hwy, Fraser SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver, Guildford, King George Blvd, Langley Extension, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, misinformation, Newton, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level, street-level light rail, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, Sustainability, transit, TransLink, Transportation, vision

MEDIA RELEASE SkyTrain supporters rally against Light Rail in Surrey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 6, 2018 – Surrey, BC Over the past week, SkyTrain for Surrey supporters were among numerous in the community who gathered together on multiple occasions to demonstrate opposition to the Surrey Light Rail Transit vision. Participants held signs and set […]

Commuter chaos: Portland streetcar shut down for entire day after streetcar derails in crash

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on May 25, 2018Posted in Commuter Chaos, In The NewsTagged accident, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, max light rail, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, Portland, Portland MAX, Portland streetcar, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, streetcar, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Portland streetcar lines shut down for entire day after streetcar derails in crash FROM: Portland, Oregon – May 25, 2018 Portland’s streetcar system was put through a full-day shutdown after a collision knocked a streetcar off of the tracks and into multiple other vehicles. If a similar incident had occurred along one of […]

Commuter chaos: Fatal collision shuts down Calgary’s C-Train LRT

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on May 16, 2018Posted in Commuter Chaos, In The NewsTagged accident, C-Train, Calgary, Calgary accident, Calgary C-Train, city of surrey, collision, Ctrain, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

Calgary’s C-Train LRT system suffered a major disruption in both directions after a light rail train struck and killed a pedestrian.

Commuter chaos:

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on May 11, 2018Posted in Commuter Chaos, In The NewsTagged 64th Avenue, accident, city of surrey, cruiser, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Earlier collision would have shut down Surrey LRT for 5 hours FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 11, 2018 – Surrey, BC Earlier this morning, the intersection of King George Blvd. and 64th Ave was shut down in all directions for nearly 5 hours, due to an early morning crash that left a […]

Edmonton’s LRT is failing to change commuter habits

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on May 3, 2018Posted in In The NewsTagged at grade light rail transit, at-grade rail, British Columbia, city of surrey, Economic development, Edmonton, Edmonton Light Rail Transit, Edmonton LRT, Edmonton Metro Line, expensive mistake, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, light rail, light rail advocates, light rail delays, light rail disaster, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT advocates, Mayor Linda Hepner, NAIT, Newton, Newton Town Centre, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey City Council, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Guildford, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink, worst value, worst value rapid transit investment

MEDIA RELEASE Edmonton’s LRT is failing to change commuter habits FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 3, 2018 – Surrey, BC A new survey collected by the City of Edmonton suggests that even after substantial investment in its Light Rail Transit system, transit mode-share in Edmonton has not increased. The city’s 2015 Household Travel Survey, which […]