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Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT is Canada’s worst value rapid transit project

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on April 30, 2018Posted in In The News, Media ReleaseTagged city of surrey, Economic development, expensive mistake, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, Mayor Linda Hepner, Newton, Newton Town Centre, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, 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 Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT is Canada’s worst value rapid transit project FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 30, 2018 – Surrey, BC TransLink has revealed that the cost to build the first phase of Surrey’s street-running Light Rail Transit system is $1.65 billion dollars. The Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT (SNG LRT) line will now be over $700 million […]

RCMP cruiser crash would have shut down Surrey LRT for 4 hours

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on April 26, 2018Posted in In The NewsTagged accident, city of surrey, cruiser, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, LRT, Newton, Newton Town Centre, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, 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 RCMP cruiser crash would have shut down Surrey LRT for 4 hours FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 26, 2018 – Surrey, BC A recent collision between a marked RCMP SUV and a Mustang convertible would cause a major shut down of the proposed Surrey Light Rail Transit system if it were built. […]

MLA Garry Begg: Surrey City Council fails in ‘selling’ its LRT vision

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on March 28, 2018Posted in In The NewsTagged Garry Begg, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, MLA, MLA Garry Begg, Newton, Newton Town Centre, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, 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

MEDIA RELEASE MLA Garry Begg: Surrey City Council fails in ‘selling’ its LRT vision FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 28, 2018 – Surrey, BC Some decision-makers are feeling the pressure from the rapidly growing numbers opposed to a street-level Light Rail Transit (LRT) system in Surrey and Langley. Surrey-Guildford MLA Garry Begg is calling out […]

Van Courier’s Mike Klassen suggests LRT in Surrey not favoured among experts

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on November 20, 2017Posted in In The News

MEDIA RELEASE Van Courier’s Mike Klassen suggests LRT in Surrey not favoured among experts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 20, 2017 – Surrey, BC Opposition to the Surrey’s proposed Light Rail Transit system has grown significantly in the last year, and it’s becoming clear that the most informed individuals in our region are increasingly against […]

Daily Hive’s Kenneth Chan agrees LRT will be expensive mistake

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on November 20, 2017Posted in In The NewsTagged Daily Hive Vancouver, Surrey Light Rail

MEDIA RELEASE Daily Hive’s Kenneth Chan agrees LRT will be expensive mistake FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 20, 2017 – Surrey, BC Opposition to the Surrey’s proposed Light Rail Transit system has grown significantly in the last year, and many new voices in the community are coming forward with their thoughts on the matter. One […]

SkyTrain closer to reality in Surrey and Langley

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on June 8, 2016Posted in In The NewsTagged at-grade rail, BRT, bus rapid transit, capital cost, city of surrey, cost increase, costs, Federal government, Future of Surrey, grade separation, Langley, Langley rapid transit, Liberal Party of Canada, light rail, light rail funding, Light Rail in Surrey, light rail supporters, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT advocates, LRT cost increase, LRT funding, LRT supporters, Minister of Finance, petition, politics, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level rail, support for SkyTrain, Surrey, Surrey B-Line, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey LRT budget increase, Surrey LRT cost increase, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transit blog, Surrey transportation, transit, Transportation

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 8, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is pleased to receive an announcement from TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond, who has said that SkyTrain is still under consideration for planned rapid transit on Fraser Highway. Today’s announcement means that SkyTrain for Surrey is closer to winning a SkyTrain victory for transit users […]