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Mode-share shift to transit prevalent in Vancouver, but not in Portland

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on December 7, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged Canada Line, Community Impact, competition, competitive transit, Greater Vancouver, light rail, Light Rail Transit, LRT, MAX LRT, Metro Vancouver, Metropolitan Area eXpress, mode-share, Portland LRT, Portland MAX, Portland MAX LRT, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, Surrey transportation future, Sustainability, sustainable transportation, train, transit, transit mode-share, TransLink, Transportation, transportation in Portland, transportation in Vancouver, TriMet, vancouver skytrain, Vancouver vs Portland, vehicle mode-share3 Comments

Late last month, the online blog Price Tags by Simon Fraser University CITY director Gordon Price published a blog article titled “Vancouver demolishes Portland: A transit comparison“. The analysis found that Vancouver “demolishes” Portland in attracting riders onto transit service and encouraging transit trips rather than vehicle trips. As a continuation of this analysis, we’d […]

Next-generation SkyTrain vehicles showcase future for Surrey

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on December 3, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged art cars, automated guideway transit, automated rapid transit, beautiful cars, Bombardier, Bombardier Innovia ART, Bombardier Innovia Metro, cars, Community Impact, competitive transit, concept, Coquitlam, Evergreen Line, Evergreen Line SkyTrain, future, infrastructure, Innovia ART, Kelana Jaya Line, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, next generation, photo, photos, Port Moody, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, rapid transit system, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain technology, SkyTrain vehicles, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation future, sustainable transportation, train, transit, transit products, TransLink, Transportation, Vancouver, vancouver skytrain, Vancovuer rapid transit, vision3 Comments

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC An announcement today [LINK HERE] highlights that a contract has been signed with Bombardier to supply the vehicular rolling stock of the Evergreen Line. The order was signed for $90.7 million, a $3.2 million per car deal in line with previous SkyTrain vehicle costs adjusted for inflation. This marks the […]

The compromise is SkyTrain: Toronto should be pursuing this technology and not LRT on Eglinton

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on March 22, 2012Posted in Media ReleaseTagged automated rapid transit, automatic train control, Bombardier, Bombardier Innovia ART, CN Tower, competition, Economics, Eglinton, Eglinton Ave, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, elevated rapid transit, Greater Vancouver, light rail, Light Rail Transit, limitations, linear induction motor, linear motor, LRT, LRT advocates, Mayor Ford, Metro Vancouver, Ontario, plan, rail transit, rail transit projects, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, Rob Ford, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Toronto, skytrain system, subways, Sustainability, Toronto, train, transit, Transportation, underground train, vancouver skytrain6 Comments

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 […]