SkyTrain for Surrey calls for cancelled Calgary Green Line LRT funding to be redirected to Surrey-Langley SkyTrain
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
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
Two separate light rail accidents on the same day caused the deaths of a ‘panicked’ six-year-old girl and another man.
Another pedestrian is dead after being hit by light rail train in Calgary
What are the odds? On the same day that a 6-year-old was struck and killed by a light rail train in Calgary, a second incident has occurred…
Grief outpours after 6-year-old girl struck, killed by light rail train in Calgary
Frustrated C-Train passengers point out that “many people had been hit over the years”, some blaming the City of Calgary for having “cheaped out in the 80’s” on building the LRT
Calgary’s C-Train LRT shut down again after collision
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
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
Calgary’s C-Train LRT system suffered a major disruption in both directions after a light rail train struck and killed a pedestrian.
Ottawa transit technology report unfairly compares SkyTrain and LRT
Ottawa’s report that led to selection of LRT technology downplays the SkyTrain using flawed data—here’s why the math doesn’t add up
Calgary’s C-Train LRT worsened automobile dependency
Calgary’s C-Train LRT worsened automobile dependency Reality Check SkyTrain for Surrey press team April 2, 2012 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 ways of […]