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 […]
SkyTrain for Surrey has called for the cancellation of Light Rail in Surrey in favour of a SkyTrain extension on Fraser Highway
Surrey deserves better Help us make a SkyTrain extension in Surrey a reality Sign the petition IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is calling on the Province of B.C., in consultation for B.C.’s 2016 budget, to take leadership and choose a SkyTrain system South of Fraser. As part of this effort, the campaign […]
City of Surrey survey misleads stakeholders on Bus Rapid Transit MEDIA RELEASE October 9, 2015・Surrey, BC The City of Surrey is misleading stakeholders about LRT and rapid transit in a CitySpeaks citizen survey released this morning. The survey, conducted by the city in conjunction with consultant Steer Davies-Gleave, asks survey participants to compare express buses […]
SkyTrain for Surrey reminds residents and decision-makers in South Surrey-White Rock that the proposed LRT line on King George Blvd. will be terminating in Newton. That means despite that the Light Rail funding announcement on Monday was delivered by local Conservative candidate Dianne Watts, the LRT project will not run in her riding or service her constituents. SkyTrain […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Sep 30, 2015 – Surrey, BC On Monday, September 28th, Mayor Linda Hepner broke an election promise to Surrey citizens to deliver the first-phase of a proposed Light Rail Transit system by 2018. In doing so, she has revealed the City of Surrey’s incompetence and inability to plan for the city’s transit […]
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 […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC The City of Surrey – not Conservatives – should be held responsible for an ongoing 2-year standstill on acquiring federal funding for a proposed LRT system. Liberal Party candidate Sukh Dhaliwal, in a promise to bring Light Rail to Surrey, has attempted to blame the Conservative government for a standstill […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC In light of rumours that Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper would be announcing funding for proposed Light Rail in Surrey, local advocates in Surrey have warned the Conservative Party that a business case analysis has not been finished for Surrey LRT. “It would be short-sighted, and irresponsible, to commit the […]
We refuse to acknowledge the results of Surrey’s LRT study as an acceptable case for proposed light rail in Surrey.
