Light Rail Defenders in Surrey are Wrong on Costs
As light rail projects across Canada come in billions over budget, certain defenders continue to advocate for a system that can be shut down by a single fender-bender.
As light rail projects across Canada come in billions over budget, certain defenders continue to advocate for a system that can be shut down by a single fender-bender.
The Surrey Langley SkyTrain is one of the rare transit projects in Canada that exists because a community refused to let the idea die.
A deal signed in Kuala Lumpur buries thirty years of misinformation that had been weaponized by groups to stall expansion of the Vancouver SkyTrain system.
TransLink’s proposed King George BRT creates a rare opportunity to lay the groundwork now and reduce the future cost of a second SkyTrain line for Surrey.
The BC NDP have not pledged to match the BC Conservatives’ promise for SkyTrain to Newton.
We applaud the BC Conservative Party’s commitment to building a King George Boulevard SkyTrain to Newton in Surrey and clearly indicating that this will be SkyTrain, not light rail.
We have written the Minister of Transport asking to redirect funding from the Calgary LRT Green Line to the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain.
Despite a cost increase, the Surrey Langley SkyTrain shows unmatched value—while LRT projects elsewhere struggle to justify their price tags.
A UBC campus will be only a 22-minute SkyTrain ride from downtown Langley City.
We believe that no further study is required to assess the need for grade-separated rapid transit (SkyTrain) on King George Boulevard.