DEBUNKING MYTHS Surrey LRT project director misleads stakeholders on LRT speeds FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 10, 2018 – Surrey, BC The City of Surrey’s light rail transit project director has attempted to convince Surrey residents/stakeholders that the proposed Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT (SNG LRT) will be faster than actually stated. Scott Neuman, LRT project director, told […]
MEDIA RELEASE Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT to increase transit use by less than 1% FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 28, 2018 – Surrey, BC New numbers released by TransLink and the Surrey Light Rail team have essentially confirmed that the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT will be the most expensive mistake in the region’s history. For $1.65 billion, the Surrey-Newton-Guildford […]
CAMPAIGN UPDATE Voice Your Opposition: Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT Stage 3 Public Engagement May 26, 2018 – Surrey, BC TransLink has launched another public consultation process for the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT as part of the “stage 3” public engagements for the project. This is your opportunity to tell TransLink directly that you don’t support the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT and Surrey’s […]
MEDIA RELEASE Surrey LRT rendering photoshops out traffic congestion FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 6, 2018 – Surrey, BC A recently updated rendering of the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT omits the serious increase in traffic congestion that would be caused by the reduction of 104 Avenue’s travel lanes. The rendering shows a pair of LRT trains traveling […]
MEDIA RELEASE TransLink survey finds significant opposition to Surrey LRT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 23, 2018 – Surrey, BC Results of the public consultation for Phase Two of the Regional Mayors’ 10-year transportation plan, released by TransLink, have shown that there is significant opposition to Light Rail Transit in Surrey. The Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT is the […]
CAMPAIGN UPDATE Voice Your Opposition: Guildford & 104 Ave Corridor Consultation May 11, 2018 – Surrey, BC The City of Surrey has launched a public consultation process asking for input on the Guilfdord Town Centre and 104 Avenue Corridor Plan. The plan is centered around the $1.65 billion Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT line running on 104th Avenue. […]
CAMPAIGN UPDATE Voice Your Opposition: Phase Two Plan Online Survey May 1, 2018 – Surrey, BC TransLink has launched a public consultation process for the ‘Phase Two Plan’, which is part of the Regional Ten Year Vision and includes the Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT. This is your opportunity to tell TransLink directly that you don’t support the […]
MEDIA RELEASE Surrey’s first LRT line will be only half as fast as SkyTrain FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 27, 2018 – Surrey, BC One detail that is increasingly left out in the discussion around Surrey’s proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) is its operating speed. We have learned that the first of two lines being […]
MEDIA RELEASE Surrey admits LRT will massively congest our streets FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 6, 2017 – Surrey, BC Surrey has admitted in a recent City report that the proposed Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT line will create massive congestion on city streets throughout Guildford. A recent corporate report that has recommended the construction of 105 Avenue […]
November 3, 2017 – Surrey, BC TransLink has released a new survey to gather input from stakeholders as part of the “environmental and socio-economic review process” for the Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail project. This is an incredible opportunity to not only voice your opposition, but outline the specific issues as to why this project is impractical […]
