Federal budget shows Light Rail not on track in Surrey
Surrey’s light rail transit plan is no longer on track to start construction by 2018—as any money to start construction will not start flowing until 2019.
Langley City’s Mayor prefers SkyTrain over LRT
Langley City Mayor Ted Schaffer prefers a SkyTrain extension over at-grade LRT. SkyTrain would travel from Langley Centre to Waterfront in under 60 minutes.
Cost increase to $2.6 billion shows LRT was wrong decision for Surrey
Surrey city representatives had cited the rising costs of land as a “huge component” in the LRT cost increase.
City’s LRT and rapid transit vision excludes South Surrey and White Rock
Without warning, the City of Surrey has removed rapid transit service to South Surrey and White Rock as part of its city-wide LRT vision.
Exposed political deal shows that City of Surrey lacks confidence in LRT
The City of Surrey is paying $21,656 to political insiders to lobby the federal government for its proposed LRT system.
Edmonton’s Metro Line LRT disaster is a warning for Surrey
A reporter for the National Post thinks that the new Metro Line LRT project in Edmonton has been an unmitigated disaster.
Light Rail supporters get facts wrong again
Once again, Light Rail supporters in the City of Surrey are demonstrating that they can’t be trusted to tell the truth. Surrey deserves better…
High public support for extending SkyTrain in Surrey
Contrary to claims by Light Rail supporters, there is high public support for more SkyTrain in Surrey. A Nov. 2014 poll by Vancity Buzz shows higher…
SkyTrain extension urged over Light Rail in Surrey
SkyTrain for Surrey has called for the cancellation of Light Rail in Surrey in favour of a SkyTrain extension on Fraser Highway
“SkyTrain is proprietary” assertion challenged
We challenge assertions of Bombardier “dictating regional transit expansion”, pointing out that numerous systems in Asia use linear motor technology.