SkyTrain vs LRT - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Toronto’s Finch West LRT: a $2.5 billion mega mistake

Will the Finch West LRT truly improve transit times? Uncover the truth behind this contentious transit project.

Edmonton Valley Line LRT ridership falls far short of estimates

By Daryl DC (SfS Founder)Posted on October 26, 2025Posted in Reality CheckTagged development-oriented transit, Edmonton, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level light rail, street-level LRT, Surrey Light Rail, Surrey LRT, Valley Line, Valley Line LRT, Valley Line SE, Valley Line Southeast

The Valley Line LRT was billed as a transit game‑changer, but its ridership numbers tell a different story.

Calgary transit chaos shows LRT has no place in Surrey and Metro Vancouver

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 18, 2024Posted in Commuter ChaosTagged BC, BC conservatives, BC election 2024, BC government, BC NDP, British Columbia, city of surrey, community building, conservatives, development, Expo Line, Expo Line Langley Extension, fraser highway, Fraser Hwy, Fraser SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver, Guildford, King George Blvd, Langley Extension, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, misinformation, Newton, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, street-level, street-level light rail, street-level LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford, Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT, Sustainability, transit, TransLink, Transportation

A video clip shows massive crowds swarming a Calgary Transit bus, which was assisting due to the shutdown of a surface light rail line due to an accident.

BC NDP’s non-support could set SkyTrain to Newton back by decades

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 10, 2024Posted in Media ReleaseTagged BC, BC conservatives, BC government, BC NDP, British Columbia, community building, development, Expo Line, Expo Line Langley Extension, fraser highway, Fraser Hwy, Fraser SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver, Guildford, ity of surrey, King George Blvd, Langley Extension, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, NDP, Newton, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Sustainability, transit, TransLink, Transportation

The BC NDP have not pledged to match the BC Conservatives’ promise for SkyTrain to Newton.

SkyTrain for Surrey — Our Provincial Election 2024 Voters’ Guide

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 10, 2024Posted in Campaign UpdateTagged BC, British Columbia, city of surrey, community building, development, Expo Line, Expo Line Langley Extension, fraser highway, Fraser Hwy, Fraser SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver, Guildford, King George, King George Blvd, King George Boulevard, Langley Extension, Metro Vancouver, Newton, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, Regional Transportation Vision, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Surrey-Newton-Guildford, Sustainability, transit, TransLink

It’s time to bring Surrey and Langley in line with the rest of the region. That means building SkyTrain to both Langley City and Newton.

SkyTrain advocates applaud BC Conservative commitment to SkyTrain to Newton

By SkyTrain for Surrey press teamPosted on October 3, 2024Posted in Media ReleaseTagged BC, BC conservatives, BC government, BC NDP, British Columbia, community building, development, Expo Line, Expo Line Langley Extension, fraser highway, Fraser Hwy, Fraser SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver, Guildford, ity of surrey, King George Blvd, Langley Extension, Metro Vancouver, Millennium Line, NDP, Newton, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Sustainability, transit, TransLink, Transportation

We applaud the BC Conservative Party’s commitment to building a King George Boulevard SkyTrain to Newton in Surrey and clearly indicating that this will be SkyTrain, not light rail.