Reality Check - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Inconsistencies in Paul Hillsdon’s “Transit for Tomorrow” LRT plan

Paul Hillsdon proposed a network of 43.4 kilometres of light rail for a cost of $1.1 billion; it would actually cost $2.39 billion.

Portland: subsidies attracted economic development, not LRT

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on March 15, 2012Posted in Reality CheckTagged Bad LRT examples, Metropolitan Area eXpress, Portland light rail, Portland MAX, Portland MAX Light Rail, Surrey Light Rail10 Comments

Portland: subsidies attracted economic development, not LRT Reality Check SkyTrain for Surrey press team March 15, 2012 There are serious problems with the City of Surrey’s use of Portland’s MAX Light Rail as an example to boost the image of potential at-grade Light Rail in Surrey, and one of those problems is the assumption that […]

Light Rail Ineffective: Portland transit mode-share unchanged despite $4 billion+ in LRT spending

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on February 26, 2012Posted in Reality CheckTagged bad examples, competition, Dianne Watts, Economics, expensive, expensive light rail, global warming, light rail, Light Rail Transit, limitations, LRT, Metro Vancouver, mode-share, Portland, Portland light rail, Portland MAX, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, Sustainability, train, transit, transit mode-share, Transportation, TriMet23 Comments

Light Rail Ineffective: Portland transit mode-share unchanged despite $4 billion+ in LRT spending MEDIA RELEASE February 26, 2012・Surrey, BC Recently we came across the results of a study on Portland transit mode-share released not too long ago on the Human Transit blog, written and managed by professional public transit planning consultant Jarrett Walker. In the […]

SkyTrain type technology clearly a winner in Japan

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on February 7, 2012Posted in Reality CheckTagged Bombardier Innovia ART, Examples, Japan, linear induction motor, Osaka Subway, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, rapid transit around the world, rapid transit technology, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain technology, train, transit6 Comments

SkyTrain technology (linear induction motors) is used in several cities in Japan.

Portland, OR: the wrong role model for Surrey Rail Transit

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on November 14, 2011Posted in Reality CheckTagged Greater Vancouver, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Portland, rail transit, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Surrey City Council, Surrey LRT, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, TriMet5 Comments

Why should the Portland MAX Light Rail system, which has failed to ease traffic congestion, serve as a role model for rail transit in Surrey?

The disadvantages of LRT versus SkyTrain

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on October 10, 2011Posted in Reality CheckTagged automobile, BC, British Columbia, Bus service, Canada, Community Impact, competition, Dianne Watts, Economics, Greater Vancouver, issues, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, limitations, LRT, LRT advocates, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Sustainability, train, transit, TransLink, Transportation10 Comments

The disadvantages of LRT versus SkyTrain Reality Check SkyTrain for Surrey press team October 10, 2011 Mayor Dianne Watts has claimed that SkyTrain will “cut our communities in half and destroy our city” [17], while arguing that light rail would help connect town centres and boost economic activity, creating a “vibrancy” in the city. However, […]