Media Release - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Decade-long campaign concludes with full funding announcement for Surrey-Langley SkyTrain

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on July 13, 2021Posted in Campaign Update, Media ReleaseTagged BC, British Columbia, city of surrey, community building, development, 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

SkyTrain for Surrey’s decade-long battle to get a 16-kilometre SkyTrain extension to Langley City on the map has come to a close.

SkyTrain for Surrey calls for King George Blvd. SkyTrain, second SkyBridge over Fraser River in 2050 transport plan

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on April 19, 2021Posted in Campaign Update, Media ReleaseTagged BC, British Columbia, city of surrey, community building, development, 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

As Downtown Surrey emerges as the largest ridership anchor for the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain, new development proposals highlight the need for grade-separation and high carrying capacity.

Massive development proposal will create Surrey’s equivalent of Burrard SkyTrain Station

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on November 19, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged BC, British Columbia, city of surrey, community building, development, 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

As Downtown Surrey emerges as the largest ridership anchor for the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain, new development proposals highlight the need for grade-separation and high carrying capacity.

Langley voters send strong message that it’s time to build SkyTrain to Langley City

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 24, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged BC, British Columbia, city of surrey, community building, development, 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

Andrew Mercier has previously said that the extension has been discussed since the 1990s.

Surrey-Langley SkyTrain must be prioritized ahead of Massey Tunnel replacement

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 21, 2020Posted in Media Release, Open LetterTagged BC, British Columbia, Burnaby, Burnaby mayor, city of surrey, competitive transit, Derek Corrigan, fraser highway, Fraser Hwy, Fraser SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver, King George Blvd, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, Mayor Derek Corrigan, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, NDP, provincial government, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Sustainability, transit, TransLink, Transportation, vision

The 16km Surrey-Langley SkyTrain is the region’s highest unfunded transportation priority, ahead of a George Massey tunnel replacement bridge.

Edmonton LRT traffic modelling shows why surface LRT would have been a mistake for Surrey

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 13, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged BC, British Columbia, city of surrey, community building, development, 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

Never-before-seen emails and traffic models show that a surface-running Edmonton LRT Line could cause daily traffic jams in excess of 1.5 kilometres long.

BC NDP’s Surrey-Langley SkyTrain funding commitment must be matched by other provincial parties

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 8, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged BC, British Columbia, city of surrey, community building, development, 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

We are calling on the BC Liberals and BC Greens to match the BC NDP’s commitment to fund a full 16km Surrey-Langley SkyTrain and get it built in a single phase.