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Exposed political deal shows lack of LRT confidence

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on February 10, 2016February 10, 2016Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at-grade rail, city of surrey, Federal government, Federal Liberals, Future of Surrey, grade separation, Liberal Party of Canada, light rail, light rail funding, Light Rail Transit, LRT, LRT funding, Minister of Finance, politics, Rapid Transit, street-level rail, Surrey, Surrey B-Line, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit

SkyTrain for Surrey is calling on citizens to take note of the City of Surrey’s hiring of political insiders to mislead the federal government on transit issues and falsify an LRT business case.A Business in Vancouver report has said that the Earnscliffe Strategy group, whose B.C. office is led by a previous campaign co-chair for […]

Federals urged to reject Surrey LRT project

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on January 18, 2016January 18, 2016Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at-grade rail, city of surrey, Federal government, Future of Surrey, grade separation, light rail, light rail funding, Light Rail Transit, LRT, LRT funding, Minister of Finance, Rapid Transit, street-level rail, Surrey, Surrey B-Line, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Jan. 18, 2015 – Surrey, BCAs part of the 2016 federal pre-budget consultations, we are calling on the Minister of Finance to reject a Surrey LRT project and refuse to provide federal funding.Our submission included a list of 14 major shortfalls/issues that have been identified with the proposed light rail system, including: high […]

Edmonton LRT disaster is a warning for Surrey

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on January 7, 2016September 28, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at grade light rail transit, at-grade rail, British Columbia, Edmonton, Edmonton Light Rail Transit, Edmonton LRT, Edmonton Metro Line, light rail, light rail advocates, light rail delays, light rail disaster, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT advocates, NAIT, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT

MEDIA RELEASE Edmonton LRT disaster is a warning for Surrey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 7, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey agrees with a National Post reporter that poor design choices on an Edmonton LRT project must be seen a warning sign for other Canadian cities, including Surrey. The at-grade design of the […]

Province removes Light Rail lock-in for Surrey from referendum ballot

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on February 25, 2015May 16, 2017Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at-grade rail, BC, British Columbia, BRT, Canada, city of surrey, Community Impact, competitive transit, debunking myths, Economic development, elections, Greater Vancouver, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain and BRT, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Sustainability, train, transit, transit referendum, TransLink, Transportation, vision2 Comments

We have scored a major victory in the battle for better Surrey transit. The oncoming transit referendum (the Metro Vancouver Transportation & Transit Plebiscite) had been centered on a 10-year-plan crafted by the region’s Mayors, that naturally pushed Light Rail Transit for Surrey and the Langleys. The initial intent was to lock future transit funding […]

At-Grade Rail systems have worse reliability

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on July 23, 2014May 16, 2017Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at-grade rail, British Columbia, CitySpeaks, Community Impact, Dianne Watts, Greater Vancouver, light rail, Light Rail Transit, limitations, LRT, LRT downsides, Mayor Dianne Watts, Metro Vancouver, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, transit, Transportation

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 23rd July, 2014 At-Grade Rail systems, like the Light Rail Transit (LRT) proposed in the City of Surrey, are more vulnerable than SkyTrain in experiencing large service issues like the two issues with SkyTrain seen in the past week. Three weeks ago, riders and news agencies were describing a major service disruption […]

DEBUNKING MYTHS: Light Rail advocates and debt servicing costs

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on January 31, 2013December 12, 2015Posted in UncategorizedTagged at-grade rail, British Columbia, Canada, Canada Line, cars, Community Impact, competitive transit, debt servicing, debunking misconceptions, debunking myths, Economic development, Economics, Elizabeth James, Greater Vancouver, hidden costs, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, limitations, Liz James, LRT, LRT advocates, LRT comparisons, Malcolm Johnston, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, myths, Rail for the Valley, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, streetcar, Sustainability, The Tyee, tram, transit, TransLink, Transportation, UBC, Vancouver Light Rail, Vancouver LRT, vision

A special release by lead analyst Daryl Dela Cruz of SkyTrain for Surrey You can be said to have been researching transit issues in Metro Vancouver for many years, but you can still be wrong about what you know about transit issues. If so, they would do themselves an injustice because, as provincial and federal […]