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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
MEDIA RELEASE SkyTrain for Surrey calls for audit of Regional 10-Year-Vision FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 28, 2018 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is calling for an audit of the 10-Year-Vision as part of a statement to the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation and the TransLink Board of Directors, urging them to take seriously […]
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 […]
MEDIA RELEASE Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT to increase transit use by less than 1% FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 28, 2018 – Surrey, BC New numbers released by TransLink and the Surrey Light Rail team have essentially confirmed that the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT will be the most expensive mistake in the region’s history. For $1.65 billion, the Surrey-Newton-Guildford […]
MEDIA RELEASE Surrey LRT rendering photoshops out traffic congestion FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 6, 2018 – Surrey, BC A recently updated rendering of the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT omits the serious increase in traffic congestion that would be caused by the reduction of 104 Avenue’s travel lanes. The rendering shows a pair of LRT trains traveling […]
MEDIA RELEASE TransLink survey finds significant opposition to Surrey LRT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 23, 2018 – Surrey, BC Results of the public consultation for Phase Two of the Regional Mayors’ 10-year transportation plan, released by TransLink, have shown that there is significant opposition to Light Rail Transit in Surrey. The Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT is the […]
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 […]
