Conservative Party Archives - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

LRT commitments ignore future operating debts

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 16, 2015Posted in Media ReleaseTagged British Columbia, Canada, city of surrey, competitive transit, Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Canada, CPC, Damn big header, Greater Vancouver, Liberal Party, Liberal Party of Canada, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, P3, Plan B, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey Light Rail Transit, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, transit, transit referendum, TransLink, Transportation3 Comments

The proposed operating cost of Surrey LRT is approximately 40% of the cost to provide the South of Fraser’s existing bus network.

Federal Liberals miss mark with LRT promise

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 10, 2015Posted in Media ReleaseTagged British Columbia, Conservative Party, elections, Greater Vancouver, Justin Trudeau, Liberal Party, Liberal Party of Canada, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, Rapid Transit, Surrey, Surrey City Council, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, train, transit issues, Transportation, transportation issues

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC The City of Surrey – not Conservatives – should be held responsible for an ongoing 2-year standstill on acquiring federal funding for a proposed LRT system. Liberal Party candidate Sukh Dhaliwal, in a promise to bring Light Rail to Surrey, has attempted to blame the Conservative government for a standstill […]

Conservatives should cancel funding for Surrey LRT

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 4, 2015Posted in Media ReleaseTagged British Columbia, Conservative Party, elections, Greater Vancouver, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, Rapid Transit, Surrey, Surrey City Council, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, train, transit issues, Transportation, transportation issues

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC In light of rumours that Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper would be announcing funding for proposed Light Rail in Surrey, local advocates in Surrey have warned the Conservative Party that a business case analysis has not been finished for Surrey LRT. “It would be short-sighted, and irresponsible, to commit the […]