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Edmonton LRT shut down for 4+ hours after train hits, kills pedestrian

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 19, 2018Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged accident, city of surrey, collision, Economic development, Edmonton, Edmonton Light Rail Transit, Edmonton LRT, Edmonton Transit System, ETS, 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, 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 Edmonton LRT shut down for 4+ hours after train hits, kills pedestrian FROM: Edmonton, Alberta – September 19, 2018 UPDATE – September 20, 2018: We are saddened to hear that the pedestrian involved in this incident with a light rail train has died of his injuries.Commuter chaos: A portion of Edmonton’s Light […]

Edmonton’s LRT is failing to change commuter habits

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on May 3, 2018Posted in In The NewsTagged at grade light rail transit, at-grade rail, British Columbia, city of surrey, Economic development, Edmonton, Edmonton Light Rail Transit, Edmonton LRT, Edmonton Metro Line, expensive mistake, Guildford, Guildford Town Centre, light rail, light rail advocates, light rail delays, light rail disaster, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT advocates, Mayor Linda Hepner, NAIT, Newton, Newton Town Centre, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, Streetcars, Surrey, Surrey City Council, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Guildford, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail, Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit project, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink, worst value, worst value rapid transit investment

MEDIA RELEASE Edmonton’s LRT is failing to change commuter habits FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 3, 2018 – Surrey, BC A new survey collected by the City of Edmonton suggests that even after substantial investment in its Light Rail Transit system, transit mode-share in Edmonton has not increased. The city’s 2015 Household Travel Survey, which […]

Edmonton LRT disaster is a warning for Surrey

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on January 7, 2016Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at grade light rail transit, at-grade rail, British Columbia, Edmonton, Edmonton Light Rail Transit, Edmonton LRT, Edmonton Metro Line, light rail, light rail advocates, light rail delays, light rail disaster, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT advocates, NAIT, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT

MEDIA RELEASE Edmonton LRT disaster is a warning for Surrey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 7, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey agrees with a National Post reporter that poor design choices on an Edmonton LRT project must be seen a warning sign for other Canadian cities, including Surrey. The at-grade design of the […]