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The disadvantages of LRT versus SkyTrain

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on October 10, 2011Posted in Reality CheckTagged automobile, BC, British Columbia, Bus service, Canada, Community Impact, competition, Dianne Watts, Economics, Greater Vancouver, issues, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, limitations, LRT, LRT advocates, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Sustainability, train, transit, TransLink, Transportation10 Comments

The disadvantages of LRT versus SkyTrain Reality Check SkyTrain for Surrey press team October 10, 2011 Mayor Dianne Watts has claimed that SkyTrain will “cut our communities in half and destroy our city” [17], while arguing that light rail would help connect town centres and boost economic activity, creating a “vibrancy” in the city. However, […]