SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Surrey LRT gets sidelined in federal budget

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 23, 2017 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey campaigners are expressing disappointment that a rapid transit project for Surrey was not listed as an “ambitious transit project” in the 2017 Federal Budget. Although the Mayors’ Council has been quick to confirm that the transit funding in the 2017 budget could be applied to […]

Surrey LRT will be region’s most expensive mistake

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 20, 2017 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is preparing to gather the over 1900 people who have signed the petition in opposition to the Surrey Light Rail Transit Vision. We will rally against the Light Rail Transit vision adoption bylaw when it is taken to Public Hearing at Surrey City […]

Proceeding with Surrey LRT is the wrong decision

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 18, 2017 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey‘s campaign team is working to mobilize the over 1500 people who have signed in support of SkyTrain South-of-the-Fraser, encouraging all SkyTrain supporters to voice their opposition to the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT project at the upcoming TransLink consultations. SkyTrain for Surrey is opposing the Surrey-Newton-Guildford […]

SkyTrain supporters mobilizing against Surrey LRT

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 17, 2017 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey‘s campaign team is working to mobilize the over 1700 people who have signed in support of SkyTrain South-of-the-Fraser, encouraging all SkyTrain supporters to voice their opposition to the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT project at the upcoming TransLink consultations. SkyTrain for Surrey is opposing the Surrey-Newton-Guildford […]

Evergreen budget boosts case for SkyTrain expansion

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 30, 2016 – Surrey, BC Our campaign team is pleased to learn that the Evergreen Extension of the Millennium Line to Coquitlam has been completed at between $70 and $85 million under budget, boosting the case for expanding the SkyTrain system to more areas throughout the Lower Mainland. The news comes as […]

LRT could compromise Abbotsford Airport shuttle

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 8, 2016 – Surrey, BC As enthusiasm grows for a new express shuttle bus between downtown Surrey and Abbotsford International Airport, SkyTrain for Surrey is reaching out to the Abbotsford Airport Authority about the potential that the proposed Surrey Light Rail Transit (LRT) system could compromise these airport shuttles. SkyTrain for Surrey is raising this […]

NDP takes open stance on SkyTrain in Surrey

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Oct 27, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is pleased to hear from BC NDP leader John Horgan, who affirmed today at an event in Surrey that he would be open to a consideration of SkyTrain expansion South-of-the-Fraser. In a statement to News1130, Horgan said that he would be “prepared to sit down with […]

LRT forum hosted by city doesn’t address issues

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 14, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey campaigners are concerned that an ‘LRT for Surrey’ forum which was hosted and sponsored by the City of Surrey has continued to leave major issues that have been raised with proposed LRT project unaddressed, and has not made participants aware of these issues. Daryl […]

SkyTrain for Surrey presents 1300-signature petition

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 23, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is demonstrating its widespread support in the South of Fraser today by presenting a 1300-signature petition, calling for extending SkyTrain in Surrey and Langley instead of the currently proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, to the TransLink Board of Directors. The full petition package […]

Surrey LRT construction will disrupt local businesses

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Apr 12, 2016 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is raising questions on the City of Surrey’s supposed engineering expertise on Light Rail Transit, after finding the City’s Rapid Transit manager’s claim that on-street LRT construction won’t disrupt local businesses to be misleading. In an interview with Business in Vancouver, City of Surrey Rapid […]