at-grade rail Archives - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

MEDIA RELEASE Edmonton’s LRT is failing to change commuter habits FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 3, 2018 – Surrey, BC A new survey collected by the City of Edmonton suggests that even after substantial investment in its Light Rail Transit system, transit mode-share in Edmonton has not increased. The city’s 2015 Household Travel Survey, which […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 8, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is pleased to receive an announcement from TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond, who has said that SkyTrain is still under consideration for planned rapid transit on Fraser Highway. Today’s announcement means that SkyTrain for Surrey is closer to winning a SkyTrain victory for transit users […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Mar 24, 2016 – Surrey, BC It is disappointing that the 2016 federal budget has not provided enough funding to be able to begin construction on rapid transit in Surrey. With federal capital transit funds for Metro Vancouver not slated to flow until 2019, Light Rail in Surrey is not on track […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Mar 16, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey campaigners and supporters are applauding Langley City Mayor Ted Schaffer, who declared his preference for a SkyTrain extension to Langley over currently proposed at-grade Light Rail Transit at a Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce meeting Wednesday afternoon. Daryl Dela Cruz, our founding director, […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Mar 8, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey, a grassroots organization opposing Surrey’s proposed Light Rail Transit, notes to all supporters and observers that the recently announced capital cost increase to $2.6 billion shows that Light Rail technology was the wrong decision for Surrey. City representatives had cited the rising costs of land as […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 29, 2016 – Surrey, BCSkyTrain for Surrey’s founding director Daryl Dela Cruz is urging for a fair debate on issues with the proposed Surrey Light Rail Transit system, in light of a recent viewpoint published by The Now Newspaper that discourages the continuation of the debate our organization is moving.In Daryl’s […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 26, 2016 – Surrey, BCSkyTrain for Surrey founding director Daryl Dela Cruz has issued a response to recent claims of “misinformation” that were made by CKNW assistant news director Charmaine de Silva.Daryl Dela Cruz, our founding director, said:“When I offered the response “we are an advocacy group”, I meant that in the […]

UPDATE – Feb 26, 2016 – Surrey, BCThe City of Surrey has expressed its intent to extend rapid transit to South Surrey & White Rock, as reported in a recent a news release by CKNW. However, the City of Surrey has made no changes to its website map to clarify its commitment to rapid transit […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 22, 2016 – Surrey, BCOver 1000 supporters have joined SkyTrain for Surrey in opposing the proposed Surrey Light Rail Transit project, urging that it be changed to a SkyTrain system with Bus Rapid Transit.Daryl Dela Cruz, our founding director, said:“The significant turnout in support for our petition demands serious attention from […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 12, 2016 – Surrey, BCSkyTrain for Surrey has called out the City of Surrey for misleading city residents again, in its claim that an Ipsos Reid poll sampling only 600 residents demonstrates 80% support for LRT.Daryl Dela Cruz, campaign chair, said:”Surrey has a population of over 500,000 people. A sample size […]