SkyTrain Archives - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Massive development proposal will create Surrey’s equivalent of Burrard SkyTrain Station

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on November 19, 2020November 20, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 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 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

As Downtown Surrey emerges as the largest ridership anchor for the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain, new development proposals highlight the need for grade-separation and high carrying capacity.

Quebec’s provincial government has scrapped a surface light rail project in Quebec City

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 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 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

SkyTrain for Surrey applauds Quebec Transport Minister François Bonnardel’s recent announcement that the Quebec provincial government will withdraw provincial funding for a proposed $3.3 billion street-running light rail transit system in Quebec City.

Langley voters send strong message that it’s time to build SkyTrain to Langley City

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 24, 2020October 25, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 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 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

Andrew Mercier has previously said that the extension has been discussed since the 1990s.

Our B.C. Election 2020 Voters’ Guide

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 23, 2020October 24, 2020Posted 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 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

Support for SkyTrain was verified with the “second greatest number of responses in the history of TransLink engagements”

Surrey-Langley SkyTrain must be prioritized ahead of a George Massey Tunnel replacement bridge

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020Posted in Media Release, Open LetterTagged BC, British Columbia, Burnaby, Burnaby mayor, city of surrey, competitive transit, Derek Corrigan, fraser highway, Fraser Hwy, Fraser SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver, King George Blvd, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, LRT, Mayor Derek Corrigan, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, NDP, provincial government, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, Sustainability, transit, TransLink, Transportation, vision

SkyTrain for Surrey’s founding director has sent a letter to the B.C. Liberal Party.

Edmonton LRT traffic modelling shows why surface LRT would have been a mistake for Surrey

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 13, 2020October 14, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 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 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

Never-before-seen emails and traffic models show that a surface-running Edmonton LRT Line could cause daily traffic jams in excess of 1.5 kilometres long.

BC NDP’s Surrey-Langley SkyTrain funding commitment must be matched by other provincial parties

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 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 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

We are calling on the BC Liberals and BC Greens to match the BC NDP’s commitment to fund a full 16km Surrey-Langley SkyTrain and get it built in a single phase.

Surrey and Langley elect SkyTrain-supportive MPs

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 22, 2019November 16, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 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 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

Support for SkyTrain was verified with the “second greatest number of responses in the history of TransLink engagements”

FEDERAL ELECTION 2019: your VOTE matters!!!

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 21, 2019September 25, 2020Posted 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 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

Support for SkyTrain was verified with the “second greatest number of responses in the history of TransLink engagements”

Port Mann Bridge traffic spike caused by lack of rapid transit

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on October 11, 2019September 25, 2020Posted in Media ReleaseTagged 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 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

Support for SkyTrain was verified with the “second greatest number of responses in the history of TransLink engagements”