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Surrey citizens predominantly choose to drive

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on March 27, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged automobile, bus rapid transit, Bus service, Canada Line, competition, competitive rapid transit, competitive transit, connected, Dianne Watts, Economic development, Economics, Greater Vancouver, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, patterns, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Sustainability, train, transit, Transportation1 Comment

Surrey citizens predominantly choose to drive Reality Check SkyTrain for Surrey press team March 27, 2012 I came across an interesting Metro Vancouver document on the local South Fraser Blog that shows how many counted vehicles are registered in a given Lower Mainland city in a year, and associated patterns: This chart shows various interesting […]

Exploring the truth about light rail transit: why it will be neither economic nor sustainable for the City of Surrey.

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on September 26, 2011Posted in Reality CheckTagged automobile, BC, British Columbia, Bus service, Canada, Community Impact, competition, Economics, Greater Vancouver, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Sustainability, train, transit, TransLink, Transportation21 Comments

Light rail will cause massive congestion and will unquestionably make living in the Guildford in the area worse.

Is LRT unable to compete with the automobile?

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on August 3, 2011Posted in Reality CheckTagged automobile, BC, British Columbia, Canada, competition, Greater Vancouver, light rail, LRT, Metro Vancouver, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, train, transit, Transportation1 Comment

Is LRT unable to compete with the automobile? Reality Check Daryl DC (SfS Founder) August 3, 2011 The car. 85% of South of Fraser commuters, according to Translink, currently commute point-to-point by vehicle. If we want to expand rapid transit in Surrey, then we must remember this crucial fact: transit competes with automobile travel. Translink […]