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“SkyTrain is proprietary” assertion challenged

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on November 30, 2015Posted in Media ReleaseTagged British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, issues, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Metro Vancouver transit issues, politics, public transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, transit, transit funding, transit planning, Transportation

We challenge assertions of Bombardier “dictating regional transit expansion”, pointing out that numerous systems in Asia use linear motor technology.

SkyTrain technology is not outdated and not proprietary

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on November 30, 2015Posted in Debunking MythsTagged British Columbia, Damn big header, Greater Vancouver, issues, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Metro Vancouver transit issues, politics, public transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, transit, transit funding, transit planning, Transportation2 Comments

The new Tozai Line in Sendai, Japan uses SkyTrain technology ー and is opening in just 7 days.

New video highlights Surrey Light Rail Transit issues

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on September 29, 2015Posted in Media ReleaseTagged advocacy, Community Impact, competitive transit, Economics, Greater Vancouver, issues, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Reality, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, Light Rail vs SkyTrain, LRT, rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, transit, TransLink, Transportation, video

SkyTrain for Surrey has launched a new informational video to highlight major issues with the Light Rail proposal in Surrey that was recently endorsed by the Conservative Party. The new video highlights numerous issues with the Light Rail proposal that we have raised throughout the year. These include: Surveys have shown that transit riders in […]

SkyTrain alternative would save hundreds of Green Timbers trees

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on June 5, 2015Posted in Media ReleaseTagged advocacy, city of surrey, Community Impact, cutting down trees, Economics, fraser highway, Greater Vancouver, Green Timbers, Green Timbers Heritage Society, Green Timbers Urban Forest, issues, light rail, Light Rail Reality, Light Rail Transit, Light Rail vs SkyTrain, LRT, rail transit, Rapid Transit, right of way, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, transit, TransLink, Transportation, trees, trees in Surrey, widening

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC The City of Surrey has rejected SkyTrain alternatives on Fraser Highway that take up less space, saving hundreds of trees in Green Timbers forest slated for destruction to widen the road for LRT. In letters (see below) sent to the Green Timbers Heritage Society, our campaign manager Daryl Dela Cruz […]

New “Light Rail Reality” outreach video

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on May 15, 2015Posted in Campaign UpdateTagged advocacy, Community Impact, competitive transit, Economics, Greater Vancouver, issues, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Reality, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, Light Rail vs SkyTrain, LRT, rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, transit, TransLink, Transportation, video

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC Better Surrey Rapid Transit has released a new outreach video focusing on issues in the proposed Light Rail Transit system in Surrey. The new video is available on YouTube (above), as well as on the campaign Facebook page. The video also brings attention to a proposal that has been supported […]

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, […]