96 B-Line Archives - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Surrey LRT line will be among slowest in Canada

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 4, 2017Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 104 Ave, 96 B-Line, BRT, bus rapid transit, city of surrey, King George Blvd, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain vs LRT, SNG, SNG 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, TransLink

MEDIA RELEASE Surrey LRT line will be among slowest in Canada FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 4, 2017 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey has learned that the low average travel speed of the Phase 1 Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT line will make it one of the slowest rail transit systems in Canada. According to the latest […]

LRT impacts to school will cost taxpayers millions

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 25, 2017Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 104 Ave, 96 B-Line, BRT, bus rapid transit, city of surrey, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, Hawthorne Park, King George Blvd, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Rapid Transit, Save Hawthorne Park, SkyTrain vs LRT, SNG, SNG 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, TransLink

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 25, 2017 A recent briefing memo released by the Surrey School Board suggests that the City of Surrey and TransLink LRT team have not addressed the major issues that LRT on 104 Ave will cause for a local school. Hjorth Road Elementary is located next to 104 Avenue, where the road […]

Video offers glimpse into Surrey’s Light Rail future

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on June 26, 2017Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 104 Ave, 96 B-Line, BC, British Columbia, BRT, bus rapid transit, city of surrey, competitive transit, Evergreen Extension, Evergreen Line, Expo Line, Expo Line Langley Extension, fraser highway, Fraser Hwy, Fraser SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, Langley Extension, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT design, LRT features, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, misinformation, Newton, Newton Town Centre, Rapid bus, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, SNG, SNG 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

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 26, 2017 A new video released by SkyTrain for Surrey offers stakeholders and decision-makers a glimpse of what Surrey’s future will look like with Light Rail Transit. Our aim is to bring attention to one of the major issues with building rail transit systems at ground-level and on-street: with trains at […]

TransLink: Cancel the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on June 15, 2017Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 104 Ave, 96 B-Line, BC, British Columbia, BRT, bus rapid transit, city of surrey, competitive transit, Evergreen Extension, Evergreen Line, Expo Line, Expo Line Langley Extension, fraser highway, Fraser Hwy, Fraser SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, Langley Extension, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT design, LRT features, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, misinformation, Newton, Newton Town Centre, Rapid bus, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, SNG, SNG 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

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 15, 2017 SkyTrain for Surrey is calling for the cancellation of the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT line project. In the coming weeks, we will be taking this call to the TransLink project team, the City of Surrey and the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation. We will also call for the acceleration of the Fraser Highway […]

10 Surrey LRT features for a fraction of the cost

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on June 14, 2017Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 104 Ave, 96 B-Line, BC, British Columbia, BRT, bus rapid transit, city of surrey, competitive transit, Evergreen Extension, Evergreen Line, Expo Line, Expo Line Langley Extension, fraser highway, Fraser Hwy, Fraser SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, Langley Extension, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT design, LRT features, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, misinformation, Newton, Newton Town Centre, Rapid bus, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, SNG, SNG 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 Contents 10 Surrey LRT features for a fraction of the cost FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 14, 2017 – Surrey, BC TransLink recently posted a video on the proposed Surrey Light Rail Transit system, which outlines design features that are expected to be a part of the LRT project. Many of these design […]

LRT proposal a step backwards for Surrey

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 24, 2014Posted in Media Release, UncategorizedTagged 96 B-Line, Community Impact, Dianne Watts, Economic development, Greater Vancouver, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, light rail vision, LRT, LRT advocates, misleading, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, rapid transit vision, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey First, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, transit, TransLink, Transportation

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC Better Surrey Rapid Transit (SkyTrain for Surrey) expresses disappointment in a recent election platform announcement by the Surrey First party in favour of Light Rail Transit (LRT). “LRT would be a giant step backwards for our city,” says Daryl Dela Cruz, a prominent Surrey transportation advocate and the campaign manager […]