Initiative leader Daryl Dela Cruz has taken note that misleading information from a particular letter-writer from Aldergrove has shown up in the news again, this time in two local Langley newspapers. He has submitted this letter, which is a revision of the letter that he first sent to The Province [LINK HERE], in response to […]
The compromise is SkyTrain: Toronto should be pursuing this technology and not LRT on Eglinton MEDIA RELEASE March 22, 2012・Surrey, BC We’d like to have a say in the City of Toronto, where a continuous battle between Mayor Rob Ford and Toronto City Council over choosing an underground subway or at-grade LRT for the Eglinton […]
Light Rail Ineffective: Portland transit mode-share unchanged despite $4 billion+ in LRT spending MEDIA RELEASE February 26, 2012・Surrey, BC Recently we came across the results of a study on Portland transit mode-share released not too long ago on the Human Transit blog, written and managed by professional public transit planning consultant Jarrett Walker. In the […]
You may have seen one or more mentions we have made of the reliability issues that we may face with the implementation of an at-grade, on-street Light Rail system in Surrey. We would like to show you an example of what we mean. Without further ado, here is an image excerpt from a Seattle Times […]
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, […]
Transit needs to be built to serve the future.
