Federal government - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Surrey LRT gets sidelined in federal budget

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on March 23, 2017Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 104 Ave, 2017 budget, BC, British Columbia, budget, city of surrey, competitive transit, Evergreen Extension, Evergreen Line, Expo Line, Expo Line Langley Extension, Federal Budget, Federal government, fraser highway, Fraser Hwy, Fraser SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver, Guildford, King George Blvd, Langley Extension, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, misinformation, Newton, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level, street-level light rail, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, Sustainability, transit, TransLink, Transportation, vision

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 23, 2017 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey campaigners are expressing disappointment that a rapid transit project for Surrey was not listed

SkyTrain closer to reality in Surrey and Langley

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on June 8, 2016Posted in In The NewsTagged at-grade rail, BRT, bus rapid transit, capital cost, city of surrey, cost increase, costs, Federal government, Future of Surrey, grade separation, Langley, Langley rapid transit, Liberal Party of Canada, light rail, light rail funding, Light Rail in Surrey, light rail supporters, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT advocates, LRT cost increase, LRT funding, LRT supporters, Minister of Finance, petition, politics, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level rail, support for SkyTrain, Surrey, Surrey B-Line, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey LRT budget increase, Surrey LRT cost increase, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transit blog, Surrey transportation, transit, Transportation

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 8, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is pleased to receive an announcement from TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond, who has said that SkyTrain is still under consideration for planned rapid transit on Fraser Highway. Today’s announcement means that SkyTrain for Surrey is closer to winning a SkyTrain victory for transit users […]

Cost increase shows LRT was wrong decision

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on March 8, 2016Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at-grade rail, BRT, bus rapid transit, capital cost, city of surrey, cost increase, costs, Federal government, Future of Surrey, grade separation, Liberal Party of Canada, light rail, light rail funding, light rail supporters, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT advocates, LRT cost increase, LRT funding, LRT supporters, Minister of Finance, misinformation, misleading, petition, politics, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level rail, support for SkyTrain, Surrey, Surrey B-Line, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey LRT budget increase, Surrey LRT cost increase, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transit blog, Surrey transportation, transit, Transportation

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Mar 8, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey, a grassroots organization opposing Surrey’s proposed Light Rail Transit, notes to all supporters and observers that the recently announced capital cost increase to $2.6 billion shows that Light Rail technology was the wrong decision for Surrey. City representatives had cited the rising costs of land as […]

Fair debate urged on Surrey Light Rail Transit issues

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on February 29, 2016Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at-grade rail, BRT, bus rapid transit, city of surrey, Federal government, Future of Surrey, grade separation, Liberal Party of Canada, light rail, light rail funding, light rail supporters, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT advocates, LRT funding, LRT supporters, Minister of Finance, misinformation, misleading, petition, politics, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level rail, support for SkyTrain, Surrey, Surrey B-Line, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transit blog, Surrey transportation, transit, Transportation

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 29, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey’s founding director Daryl Dela Cruz is urging for a more fair debate on issues with the proposed Surrey Light Rail Transit system, in light of a recent viewpoint published by The Now Newspaper that discourages the continuation of the debate our organization […]

Response to “misinformation” claim by CKNW

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on February 26, 2016Posted in Campaign Update, Media ReleaseTagged at-grade rail, BRT, bus rapid transit, city of surrey, Federal government, Future of Surrey, light rail, light rail funding, light rail supporters, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT advocates, LRT funding, LRT supporters, Minister of Finance, misinformation, misleading, petition, politics, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, South Surrey, street-level rail, Surrey, Surrey B-Line, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transit blog, Surrey transportation, transit, Transportation, White Rock

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 26, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey founding director Daryl Dela Cruz has issued a response to recent claims of “misinformation” that were made by CKNW assistant news director Charmaine de Silva. Daryl Dela Cruz, our founding director, said: “When I offered the response “we are an advocacy group”, I meant […]

City LRT vision excludes South Surrey & White Rock

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on February 24, 2016Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at-grade rail, BRT, bus rapid transit, city of surrey, Federal government, Future of Surrey, light rail, light rail funding, light rail supporters, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT advocates, LRT funding, LRT supporters, Minister of Finance, petition, politics, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, South Surrey, street-level rail, Surrey, Surrey B-Line, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, transit, Transportation, White Rock

UPDATE – Feb 26, 2016 – Surrey, BC The City of Surrey has expressed its intent to extend rapid transit to South Surrey & White Rock, as reported in a recent a news release by CKNW. However, the City of Surrey has made no changes to its website map to clarify its commitment to rapid […]

1000 sign petition opposing Surrey Light Rail Transit

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on February 22, 2016Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at-grade rail, BRT, bus rapid transit, city of surrey, Federal government, Future of Surrey, grade separation, Liberal Party of Canada, light rail, light rail funding, light rail supporters, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, LRT advocates, LRT funding, LRT supporters, Minister of Finance, petition, politics, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level rail, support for SkyTrain, Surrey, Surrey B-Line, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, transit, Transportation

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 22, 2016 – Surrey, BC Over 1000 supporters have joined SkyTrain for Surrey in opposing the proposed Surrey Light Rail Transit project, urging that it be changed to a SkyTrain system with Bus Rapid Transit. Daryl Dela Cruz, our founding director, said: “The significant turnout in support for our petition demands […]

City poll fails to demonstrate LRT support

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on February 12, 2016Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at-grade rail, city of surrey, Federal government, Federal Liberals, Future of Surrey, grade separation, Liberal Party of Canada, light rail, light rail funding, Light Rail Transit, LRT, LRT funding, Minister of Finance, politics, Rapid Transit, street-level rail, Surrey, Surrey B-Line, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 12, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey has called out the City of Surrey for misleading city residents again, in its claim that an Ipsos Reid poll sampling only 600 residents demonstrates 80% support for LRT. Daryl Dela Cruz, campaign chair, said: “Surrey has a population of over 500,000 people. […]

Exposed political deal shows lack of LRT confidence

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on February 10, 2016Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at-grade rail, city of surrey, Federal government, Federal Liberals, Future of Surrey, grade separation, Liberal Party of Canada, light rail, light rail funding, Light Rail Transit, LRT, LRT funding, Minister of Finance, politics, Rapid Transit, street-level rail, Surrey, Surrey B-Line, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit

SkyTrain for Surrey is calling on citizens to take note of the City of Surrey’s hiring of political insiders to mislead the federal government on transit issues and falsify an LRT business case. A Business in Vancouver report has said that the Earnscliffe Strategy group, whose B.C. office is led by a previous campaign co-chair […]

Federals urged to reject Surrey LRT project

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on January 18, 2016Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at-grade rail, city of surrey, Federal government, Future of Surrey, grade separation, light rail, light rail funding, Light Rail Transit, LRT, LRT funding, Minister of Finance, Rapid Transit, street-level rail, Surrey, Surrey B-Line, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Surrey rapid transit

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Jan. 18, 2015 – Surrey, BC As part of the 2016 federal pre-budget consultations, we have urged the Minister of Finance to reject a Surrey LRT project and refuse to provide federal funding. Our submission included a list of 14 major shortfalls/issues that have been identified with the proposed light rail system, […]