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Light rail advocates get it wrong on SkyTrain debt servicing

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on January 31, 2013Posted in Reality CheckTagged 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

Our opponents are weaponizing “debt servicing” to turn the public against SkyTrain.

SkyTrain for Surrey debunks the 1999 anti-SkyTrain “Greer report”

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on January 27, 2013Posted in Media ReleaseTagged ansaldo breda, at-grade rail, automatic train control, BC, Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit, Bombardier ART, Bombardier Innovia ART, Bombardier Innovia Metro, British Columbia, Canada, Canada Line, Community Impact, competition, competitive transit, Coquitlam, debunking misconceptions, debunking myths, Economic development, Economics, Evergreen Line, Greater Vancouver, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, limitations, LRT, LRT advocates, LRT comparisons, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, myths, plan, Rail for the Valley, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, rapid transit system, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain is not proprietary, streetcar, Sustainability, train, train control systems, tram, transit, TransLink, Transportation, UBC, Vancouver Light Rail, Vancouver LRT, vision, zweisystem

SkyTrain for Surrey debunks the 1999 anti-SkyTrain “Greer report” Debunking Myths Daryl DC (SfS Founder) January 27, 2013 We have released a new analysis of the 1999 “Review of Rapid Transit Project Claims” (a.k.a. the “Greer Report”) finding that the report’s release of misleading information resulted in significant delays in the construction of rapid transit […]

Examining SkyTrain History: the Canada Line and why it uses a different technology

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on December 6, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged BC, British Columbia, Canada, Canada Line, Community Impact, competitive transit, debunking misconceptions, Economic development, Greater Vancouver, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT advocates, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Sustainability, train, transit, TransLink, Transportation4 Comments

Examining SkyTrain History: the Canada Line and why it uses a different technology Reality Check SkyTrain for Surrey press team December 6, 2012 A number of superfluous claims have circulated over the years about why the Canada Line—known in planning as the Richmond–Airport–Vancouver Line or RAV Line—was not built with the same linear‑induction technology used […]