Media Release Archives - Page 4 of 11 - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Fleetwood BIA SkyTrain renderings are misleading

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 28, 2018September 25, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 104 Ave, BC, British Columbia, city of surrey, community building, competitive transit, development, Evergreen Extension, Evergreen Line, Expo Line, Expo Line Langley Extension, Fleetwood, Fleetwood BIA, Fleetwood Business Improvement Association, 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

DEBUNKING MYTHS Fleetwood BIA SkyTrain renderings are misleading FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 29, 2018 – Surrey, BC The Fleetwood Business Improvement Association are painting an incorrect picture of future SkyTrain with misleading renders of the future SkyTrain extension on Fraser Highway and a street-running LRT option. Recent technical analysis completed by TransLink and Steer […]

Proposed Light Rail Transit is actually deterring developers, not attracting them.

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 26, 2018September 25, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 104 Ave, BC, British Columbia, business case, city of surrey, community building, competitive transit, development, 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 Proposed Light Rail Transit is actually deterring developers, not attracting them. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 26, 2018 – Surrey, BC Surrey’s plans for light rail transit have driven land speculation causing a two-fold increase in land values, which is deterring developers, according to a developer from the Tien Sher Group of Companies. […]

Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT to result in societal and economic loss for region

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 19, 2018September 24, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 104 Ave, BC, British Columbia, business case, 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 Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT to result in societal and economic loss for region FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 18, 2018 – Surrey, BC Business case documents released by TransLink confirm that the burden of paying for the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT will not justify the economic investment, validating concerns held by many locals. SNG LRT Benefit-cost ratio […]

Surrey LRT project director misleads stakeholders on LRT speeds

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 12, 2018September 24, 2020Posted in Media Release, Reality CheckTagged 10-Year Vision, city of surrey, Economic development, excitement is building, expensive mistake, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, LRT survey, Mayor Linda Hepner, Mayors Council, Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation, Newton, Newton Town Centre, Phase 1 LRT, Phase Two Plan, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, SNG 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, survey, Ten-Year Vision, The Buzzer, TransLink, worst value, worst value rapid transit investment

DEBUNKING MYTHS Surrey LRT project director misleads stakeholders on LRT speeds FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 10, 2018 – Surrey, BC The City of Surrey’s light rail transit project director has attempted to convince Surrey residents/stakeholders that the proposed Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT (SNG LRT) will be faster than actually stated. Scott Neuman, LRT project director, told […]

Peter Fassbender suggests SkyTrain extension is better for Fraser Highway

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 10, 2018September 25, 2020Posted 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 […]

Street-level light rail plan will not reduce congestion in Surrey

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 4, 2018September 24, 2020Posted in 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 Street-level light rail plan will not reduce congestion in Surrey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 4, 2018 – Surrey, BC Today we are disappointed by decision makers at all 3 levels of government, who have announced their intent to continue with a street-level Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT (SNG LRT) despite objections from many locals. Today’s […]

Langley City declares preference for SkyTrain extension on Fraser Highway

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on July 23, 2018September 24, 2020Posted in Campaign Update, Media ReleaseTagged City of Langley, Langley

MEDIA RELEASE Langley City declares preference for SkyTrain extension on Fraser Hwy. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 23, 2018 – Surrey, BC Langley City has formally declared its preference for an extension of the SkyTrain Expo Line on Fraser Highway, from King George Station to a future Langley Centre Station. With the public release of […]

SkyTrain remains the best and only feasible choice for the Surrey-Langley Line

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on July 22, 2018September 24, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged BC, British Columbia, city of surrey, competitive transit, Evergreen Extension, Evergreen Line, Expo Line, Expo Line Langley Extension, fraser highway, Fraser Highway Line, 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-Langley Line, Surrey-Langley LRT, Surrey-Newton-Guildford, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, Sustainability, transit, TransLink, Transportation, vision

MEDIA RELEASE SkyTrain remains the best and only feasible choice for the Surrey-Langley Line FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 22, 2018 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is a grassroots campaign that has helped establish strong support for a SkyTrain extension on Fraser Highway. Today we are issuing the following points in response to the […]

Transparency lacking in TransLink’s decision to favour LRT on Fraser Highway

MEDIA RELEASE Transparency lacking in TransLink’s decision to favour LRT on Fraser Highway FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 22, 2018 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is a grassroots campaign that has helped establish strong support for a SkyTrain extension on Fraser Highway. Today we are issuing the following points in response to the recent […]

Doug McCallum endorses SkyTrain extension on Fraser Highway

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on July 18, 2018September 24, 2020Posted 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. […]