MEDIA RELEASE TransLink plan for SkyTrain delivers more transit improvements sooner than LRT vision FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 11, 2018 – Surrey, BC TransLink’s unveiled work plan for a Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension will deliver more transit improvements on all three proposed Surrey rapid transit corridors sooner than the original vision for LRT. Although light […]
MEDIA RELEASE Cancellation of LRT in favour of SkyTrain is a victory for Surrey and region FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 6, 2018 – Surrey, BC Last night, Surrey City Council passed a motion instructing TransLink to stop all work on the previously-planned Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT and endorsing construction of a Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension. More than […]
COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Another light rail collision in Calgary prompts operator to speak out FROM: Calgary, Alberta – October 23, 2018 Last week, another Calgary pedestrian was hit by a light rail train near the intersection of Memorial Drive and 36 Street. It was the third C-Train incident this month at an at-grade crossing on […]
DEBUNKING MYTHS Surrey Board of Trade CEO makes misleading claim on SkyTrain vs LRT cost difference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 23, 2018 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey takes issue with a misleading claim perpetuated by the Surrey Board of Trade’s CEO, related to the cost difference between light rail and the proposed Expo […]
MEDIA RELEASE Research Co. poll excludes question on SkyTrain to Langley FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 18, 2018 – Surrey, BC A new poll on transit released by Research Co. is suppressing the voices of those in favour of a SkyTrain extension from Surrey to Langley. This poll has claimed the majority of people are […]
MEDIA RELEASE ／ 2018 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Fatal light rail accidents in Calgary are a wake-up call for Surrey voters FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 16, 2018 – Surrey, BC A string of fatal accidents on Calgary’s light rail transit system should serve as a wake-up call for Surrey residents on the safety and reliability implications […]
COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Another pedestrian is dead after being hit by light rail train in Calgary Calgary, Alberta – October 15, 2018 Within hours of an incident earlier today where a 6-year-old girl has been struck and killed by a light rail train, another pedestrian has been hit by a light rail train in Calgary […]
COMMUTER CHAOS STORY Grief outpours after 6-year-old girl struck, killed by light rail train in Calgary Calgary, Alberta – October 15, 2018 Today our hearts are with those affected in Calgary, Alberta where a 6-year-old girl has been struck and killed by a light rail train. The incident this morning prompted expressions of grief from […]
Delayed MUNI light rail passengers vented their frustration on social media, reporting of regular delays throughout the week and long waits for trains.
DEBUNKING MYTHS Fleetwood BIA makes false and misleading claims on SkyTrain noise and vibrations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 29, 2018 – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey takes issue with statements made by Dean Barbour of the Fleetwood Business Improvement Association claiming that a SkyTrain extension would be a “noisy monstrosity” in Fleetwood. A detailed […]
