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SkyTrain for Surrey calls for cancelled Calgary Green Line LRT funding to be redirected to Surrey-Langley SkyTrain

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 4, 2024Posted in Media ReleaseTagged Alberta government, Alberta UCP, BC, BC NDP, British Columbia, Calgary, Calgary LRT, city of surrey, community building, development, Expo Line, Expo Line Langley Extension, fraser highway, Fraser Hwy, Fraser SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver, Green Line, Green Line LRT, Guildford, King George Blvd, Langley Extension, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, misinformation, NDP, Newton, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level, street-level light rail, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Sustainability, transit, TransLink, Transportation, UCP

We have written the Minister of Transport asking to redirect funding from the Calgary LRT Green Line to the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain.

Another light rail collision in Calgary prompts driver to speak out

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 30, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged accident, C-Train, Calgary, Calgary accident, Calgary C-Train, city of surrey, collision, Ctrain, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Another light rail collision in Calgary prompts operator to speak out FROM: Calgary, Alberta – October 23, 2018 Last week, another Calgary pedestrian was hit by a light rail train near the intersection of Memorial Drive and 36 Street. It was the third C-Train incident this month at an at-grade crossing on […]

Fatal light rail accidents in Calgary are a wake-up call for Surrey voters

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 16, 2018Posted in Media ReleaseTagged accident, C-Train, Calgary, Calgary accident, Calgary C-Train, city of surrey, collision, Ctrain, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

MEDIA RELEASE ／ 2018 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Fatal light rail accidents in Calgary are a wake-up call for Surrey voters FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 16, 2018 – Surrey, BC A string of fatal accidents on Calgary’s light rail transit system should serve as a wake-up call for Surrey residents on the safety and reliability implications […]

Another pedestrian is dead after being hit by light rail train in Calgary

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 15, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged accident, C-Train, Calgary, Calgary accident, Calgary C-Train, city of surrey, collision, Ctrain, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Another pedestrian is dead after being hit by light rail train in Calgary Calgary, Alberta – October 15, 2018 Within hours of an incident earlier today where a 6-year-old girl has been struck and killed by a light rail train, another pedestrian has been hit by a light rail train in Calgary […]

Grief outpours after 6-year-old girl struck, killed by light rail train in Calgary

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Grief outpours after 6-year-old girl struck, killed by light rail train in Calgary Calgary, Alberta – October 15, 2018 Today our hearts are with those affected in Calgary, Alberta where a 6-year-old girl has been struck and killed by a light rail train. The incident this morning prompted expressions of grief from […]

Calgary’s C-Train LRT shut down again after collision

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 11, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged accident, C-Train, Calgary, Calgary accident, Calgary C-Train, city of surrey, collision, Ctrain, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Calgary’s C-Train LRT shut down again after collision FROM: Calgary, Alberta – September 11, 2018 A man is in the hospital in critical condition after being struck by a light rail train in Calgary this afternoon. Investigators subsequently shut down a 3-station section of Calgary’s Northeast LRT line, causing major delays for […]

Commuter chaos: Accidents disrupt Calgary’s C-Train LRT 3 times in 5 days

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on July 18, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged accident, C-Train, Calgary, Calgary accident, Calgary C-Train, city of surrey, collision, Ctrain, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Accidents disrupt Calgary’s C-Train LRT 3 times in 5 days FROM: Calgary, Alberta – July 18, 2018 Within the last few days, Calgary’s C-Train LRT system has been shut down 3 times as a result of accidents between light rail trains and other vehicles or pedestrians. These incidents disrupted portions of the C-Train […]

Commuter chaos: Fatal collision shuts down Calgary’s C-Train LRT

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on May 16, 2018Posted in Commuter Chaos, In The NewsTagged accident, C-Train, Calgary, Calgary accident, Calgary C-Train, city of surrey, collision, Ctrain, Economic development, excitement is building, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, King George Blvd, LRT, LRT issues, LRT problems, Newton, Newton Town Centre, pedestrian, pedestrian killed, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RCMP, SkyTrain, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey crash, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, The Buzzer, TransLink

Calgary’s C-Train LRT system suffered a major disruption in both directions after a light rail train struck and killed a pedestrian.

Calgary’s C-Train LRT worsened automobile dependency

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on April 2, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged automobile dependency, British Columbia, Calgary, Calgary C-Train, Calgary light rail transit, Calgary LRT, Calgary transit, Canada, cars, competition, competitive rapid transit, competitive transit, expensive light rail, Greater Vancouver, light rail, Light Rail Transit, limitations, LRT, mode-share, rail transit, rail transit system, Sustainability, train, transit, transit mode-share, Transportation, uncompetitive transit, vehicle mode-share3 Comments

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 […]