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At-Grade Rail systems have worse reliability

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on July 23, 2014Posted in Reality CheckTagged at-grade rail, British Columbia, CitySpeaks, Community Impact, Dianne Watts, Greater Vancouver, light rail, Light Rail Transit, limitations, LRT, LRT downsides, Mayor Dianne Watts, Metro Vancouver, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, transit, Transportation

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 23rd July, 2014 At-Grade Rail systems, like the Light Rail Transit (LRT) proposed in the City of Surrey, are more vulnerable than SkyTrain in

PRESS RELEASE: LRT proposal in Mayors’ Council plan does not benefit Surrey

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on June 12, 2014Posted in Media ReleaseTagged British Columbia, city of surrey, Community Impact, competition, competitive rapid transit, competitive transit, Dianne Watts, Economic development, Greater Vancouver, light rail, light rail transit advocates, limitations, LRT, Mayors, Mayors Council, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, plan, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, Regional Transportation Vision, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Sustainability, train, transit, TransLink, Transportation, vision

IMMEDIATE RELEASE -12th June, 2014 Regional Mayors are hailing a new regional transportation vision that “benefits all of Metro Vancouver”. However, the Surrey Light Rail Transit (LRT) proposal in the Mayors Council’s new transportation plan has a negative business case, which could result in Minister Todd Stone rejecting the new regional transportation plan. The Surrey Rapid […]

Light rail advocates get it wrong on SkyTrain debt servicing

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on January 31, 2013Posted in Reality CheckTagged at-grade rail, British Columbia, Canada, Canada Line, cars, Community Impact, competitive transit, debt servicing, debunking misconceptions, debunking myths, Economic development, Economics, Elizabeth James, Greater Vancouver, hidden costs, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, limitations, Liz James, LRT, LRT advocates, LRT comparisons, Malcolm Johnston, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, myths, Rail for the Valley, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, streetcar, Sustainability, The Tyee, tram, transit, TransLink, Transportation, UBC, Vancouver Light Rail, Vancouver LRT, vision

Our opponents are weaponizing “debt servicing” to turn the public against SkyTrain.

SkyTrain for Surrey debunks the 1999 anti-SkyTrain “Greer report”

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on January 27, 2013Posted in Media ReleaseTagged ansaldo breda, at-grade rail, automatic train control, BC, Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit, Bombardier ART, Bombardier Innovia ART, Bombardier Innovia Metro, British Columbia, Canada, Canada Line, Community Impact, competition, competitive transit, Coquitlam, debunking misconceptions, debunking myths, Economic development, Economics, Evergreen Line, Greater Vancouver, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, limitations, LRT, LRT advocates, LRT comparisons, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, myths, plan, Rail for the Valley, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, rapid transit system, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain is not proprietary, streetcar, Sustainability, train, train control systems, tram, transit, TransLink, Transportation, UBC, Vancouver Light Rail, Vancouver LRT, vision, zweisystem

SkyTrain for Surrey debunks the 1999 anti-SkyTrain “Greer report” Debunking Myths Daryl DC (SfS Founder) January 27, 2013 We have released a new analysis of the 1999 “Review of Rapid Transit Project Claims” (a.k.a. the “Greer Report”) finding that the report’s release of misleading information resulted in significant delays in the construction of rapid transit […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Surrey Leader – Light rail not right for Surrey or Vancouver

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on December 31, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged BC, British Columbia, Canada Line, Community Impact, competitive transit, Greater Vancouver, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, limitations, LRT, LRT advocates, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain cost, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, train, transit, TransLink, Transportation1 Comment

Strike one for pro-SkyTrain! Today’s Leader featured a powerful statement submitted by SkyTrain for Surrey foreman Daryl Dela Cruz. Daryl’s letter challenges a common notion that SkyTrain costs “billions and billions [more than LRT]” (Dianne Watts, April 2011) by promoting the exact opposite, on the basis that SkyTrain generates more economic and productivity benefits by […]

Putting an end to the myth that SkyTrain is proprietary

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on December 27, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged ansaldo breda, automatic train control, BC, Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit, Bombardier ART, Bombardier Innovia ART, Bombardier Innovia Metro, British Columbia, Canada, Canada Line, competitive transit, debunking myths, Greater Vancouver, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, limitations, LRT, LRT advocates, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, Rail for the Valley, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, rapid transit system, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain is not proprietary, train control systems, transit, TransLink, Transportation, zweisystem3 Comments

“Anti SkyTrain” is a misleading mentality.

PHOTO: Accident blocks LRT in Toronto (this is what Surrey wants)

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on August 9, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged blockage, Community Impact, Economic development, economic transit, Economics, Future of Surrey, human transit, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, limitations, LRT, LRT advocates, Metro Vancouver, rail transit, reliability issues, Streetcars, Surrey transportation, Sustainability, sustainable transit, train, transit, Transportation2 Comments

We would like to share this hilarious image portraying the effects of a single blockage of light rail tracks in Toronto. The streetcars are lined up in front of a broken-down car. The tracks prevent the many streetcars from moving around this broken vehicle. While track blockages are a reliability problem faced by all rail […]

Poor fare revenue and LRT ridership cause free fare zone removal in Portland

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on June 18, 2012Posted in Reality CheckTagged bad examples, Bad LRT examples, British Columbia, Canada, Community Impact, competition, competitive transit, Economic development, Economics, Examples, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, limitations, LRT, LRT advocates, LRT fail, LRT failure, max light rail, Metro Vancouver, Metropolitan Area eXpress, misinformation, misleading, OR, Portland, Portland light rail, Portland MAX, Portland MAX Light Rail, Portland MAX LRT, portland transit, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Sustainability, train, transit, transit corruption, TransLink, Transportation, TriMet, vision3 Comments

MEDIA RELEASE – SKYTRAIN FOR SURREY ORIGINAL WRITTEN CONTENT Poor revenue and ridership cause free fare zone removal in Portland FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 18, 2012 – Surrey, BC Light Rail advocates in Surrey love to triumph Portland as a successful example of North American Light Rail Transit implementation. However, there is a side […]

Portland, OR: LRT is so cost-ineffective, unable to operate at promised frequencies

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on May 28, 2012Posted in Reality CheckTagged Bombardier Innovia ART, Canada, Canada Line, cars, cascade policy, city of surrey, Community Impact, competition, competitive transit, Economic development, light rail, Light Rail Transit, limitations, LRT, LRT fail, LRT failure, max light rail, Metro Vancouver, Metropolitan Area eXpress, misinformation, misleading, Oregon, plan, Portland, Portland MAX, Portland MAX Light Rail, portland trimet, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, service intervals, Surrey transportation future, Sustainability, train, transit, TransLink, Transportation, TriMet4 Comments

There were a number of interesting facts pointed out by The Cascade Policy’s John A. Charles, whose research we have cited before (see references #39 and #79), about the Portland MAX in his latest article, called: Transit Hypocrisy. It is notable that he points out that that it has been said that there is a […]

Calgary’s C-Train LRT worsened automobile dependency

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on April 2, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged automobile dependency, British Columbia, Calgary, Calgary C-Train, Calgary light rail transit, Calgary LRT, Calgary transit, Canada, cars, competition, competitive rapid transit, competitive transit, expensive light rail, Greater Vancouver, light rail, Light Rail Transit, limitations, LRT, mode-share, rail transit, rail transit system, Sustainability, train, transit, transit mode-share, Transportation, uncompetitive transit, vehicle mode-share3 Comments

Calgary’s C-Train LRT worsened automobile dependency Reality Check SkyTrain for Surrey press team April 2, 2012 A recent study that makes a critical analysis of the Calgary LRT system points out well that Calgary’s automobile dependency has not decreased. The study gathers facts and debunks several ideas that LRT supporters point to as ways of […]