fraser highway - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Surrey-Langley SkyTrain must be prioritized ahead of Massey Tunnel replacement

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 21, 2020Posted in Media Release, Open LetterTagged Burnaby, fraser highway, King George Boulevard, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, TransLink

The 16km Surrey-Langley SkyTrain is the region’s highest unfunded transportation priority, ahead of a George Massey tunnel replacement bridge.

Edmonton LRT traffic modelling shows why surface LRT would have been a mistake for Surrey

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 13, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged Expo Line, fraser highway, Guildford, King George Boulevard, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

Never-before-seen emails and traffic models show that a surface-running Edmonton LRT Line could cause daily traffic jams in excess of 1.5 kilometres long.

BC NDP’s Surrey-Langley SkyTrain funding commitment must be matched by other provincial parties

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 8, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged Expo Line, fraser highway, Guildford, King George Boulevard, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

We are calling on the BC Liberals and BC Greens to match the BC NDP’s commitment to fund a full 16km Surrey-Langley SkyTrain and get it built in a single phase.

Surrey and Langley elect SkyTrain-supportive MPs

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 22, 2019Posted in Media ReleaseTagged Expo Line, fraser highway, Guildford, King George Boulevard, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

Support for SkyTrain was verified with the “second greatest number of responses in the history of TransLink engagements”

FEDERAL ELECTION 2019: your VOTE matters!!!

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 21, 2019Posted in Campaign UpdateTagged Expo Line, fraser highway, Guildford, King George Boulevard, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

Support for SkyTrain was verified with the “second greatest number of responses in the history of TransLink engagements”

Port Mann Bridge traffic spike caused by lack of rapid transit

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 11, 2019Posted in Media ReleaseTagged Expo Line, fraser highway, Guildford, King George Boulevard, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

The only way to reduce congestion on the Port Mann Bridge is to convert trips from driving to transit by building more SkyTrain

Trip data shows urgent need for full 16km Surrey Langley SkyTrain

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 10, 2019Posted in Media ReleaseTagged Expo Line, fraser highway, Guildford, King George Boulevard, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

Support for the Surrey Langley SkyTrain was verified with the “second greatest number of responses in the history of TransLink engagements”

Our message to the Mayors on Surrey-Langley SkyTrain

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on July 25, 2019Posted in Media ReleaseTagged Expo Line, fraser highway, Guildford, King George Boulevard, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

Support for SkyTrain was verified with the “second greatest number of responses in the history of TransLink engagements”

SkyTrain to have 60% higher return-on-investment than previously planned LRT

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on July 19, 2019Posted in Campaign Update, Media ReleaseTagged Expo Line, fraser highway, Guildford, King George Boulevard, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, Newton, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

Support for SkyTrain was verified with the “second greatest number of responses in the history of TransLink engagements”

Interurban rail advocates out of touch with facts, people

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on June 15, 2019Posted in Debunking Myths, Media ReleaseTagged Expo Line, fraser highway, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Rail for the Valley, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, TransLink

TransLink is proposing the introduction of dedicated bus priority lanes in Langley City and significant improvements to Fraser Highway bus service as a precursor to SkyTrain.