SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Portland, OR: LRT is so cost-ineffective, unable to operate at promised frequencies

There were a number of interesting facts pointed out by The Cascade Policy’s John A. Charles, whose research we have cited before (see references #39 and #79), about the Portland MAX in his latest article, called: Transit Hypocrisy. It is notable that he points out that that it has been said that there is a […]

Coquitlam shows SkyTrain can integrate with community

Coquitlam shows SkyTrain can integrate with community MEDIA RELEASE May 22, 2012・Surrey, BC I don’t want to have SkyTrain cutting our communities in half—that is going to destroy our city Dianne Watts, Mayor of Surrey State of the City 2011 – Sheraton Guildford Hotel It’s not just about moving people as far as you can […]

Calgary’s C-Train LRT worsened automobile dependency

MEDIA RELEASE Calgary’s C-Train LRT worsened automobile dependency FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 2, 2012 – Surrey, BC A recent study that makes a critical analysis of the Calgary LRT system points out well that Calgary’s automobile dependency has not decreased.  The study gathers facts and debunks several ideas that LRT supporters point to as […]

Misleading Letter shows up a second time; Initiative Leader responds again

Initiative leader Daryl Dela Cruz has taken note that misleading information from a particular letter-writer from Aldergrove has shown up in the news again, this time in two local Langley newspapers.  He has submitted this letter, which is a revision of the letter that he first sent to The Province [LINK HERE], in response to […]

Local writer deserves recognition for oustanding response to anti-SkyTrain letter

The SkyTrain for Surrey team would like to applaud and recognize Alex Vowles – a citizen of the City of Surrey – for his outstanding response to a recent misleading letter bashing SkyTrain and calling the service a loser [CLICK HERE] that was published in the Province and also recently in the Langley Times local […]

Surrey citizens predominantly choose to drive

Our analysts came across an interesting document on the local South Fraser Blog that shows how many counted vehicles are registered in a given city in a Lower Mainland in a year, and associated patterns.  The data compares over 12 years from 1999-2011 across all Metro Vancouver cities and districts. [LINK TO DOCUMENT] This chart […]

SkyTrain for Surrey responds to Misleading Letter

We’re all shocked to find misinformation still hitting newspapers and other media.  Leading the battle against misinformation is SkyTrain for Surrey Founder and Leader Daryl Dela Cruz, who just submitted this letter to the Province newspaper in response to a deceiving individual from Aldergrove: SkyTrain IS a winner ———————————— Mr. Atkinson, SkyTrain IS a winner, […]

Inconsistencies in Paul Hillsdon’s 2008 “Transit for Tomorrow” LRT proposal

Back in 2008, Paul Hillsdon (http://www.paulhillsdon.com/), today a Civic Surrey (civicsurrey.com) blogger, was receiving some rather notorious attention for his independent candidacy for City Council at Age 18 – and no doubt many people praised him for that, as would anyone with an appreciation of young people who are able to do so-perceived great things, amazing […]

Canada Line riders value speed, frequency and reliability

We took a look at a 2010 study about the effects of the then-new Canada Line SkyTrain line; the study was commissioned by the TransLink and answered by panelists for “TransLink Listens”.  The study can be viewed by following this link: [CLICK HERE]. Here is a picture of a page on the document that says […]

TransLink order for longer SkyTrain cars shows SkyTrain is the future

UPDATE – 3rd Dec: We have obtained a copy of the RFEOI document and have reuploaded it here on our website. See updated link below. UPDATE – 7th Oct: we have contacted TransLink regarding the RFEOI document source, which has been taken down and is currently unavailable on their website. The South Coast British Columbia […]