IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC Letters we sent to Mayoral Candidates ask them to listen to stakeholders on Light Rail issues, and calls to review Light Rail benefits and downsides, if elected to office. Better Surrey Rapid Transit (SkyTrain for Surrey) is taking action to encourage mayoral candidates to be aware of a call to […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC Election candidates are being urged by campaigners to raise Light Rail and Rapid Transit issues during the Surrey municipal elections. Better Surrey Rapid Transit (SkyTrain for Surrey) is concerned about the silence in discussion of Surrey transportation issues during the current municipal elections, and is urging campaigners to inform stakeholders […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC A new rapid transit vision for Surrey, released by Better Surrey Rapid Transit’s Daryl Dela Cruz, exposes serious faults in the City of Surrey’s at-grade rail (LRT) proposal approved by the Mayors’ Council. The “Vibrant Communities, Productive Citizens” vision, released Friday, details a “more practical rapid transit vision” for the City […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE -12th June, 2014 Regional Mayors are hailing a new regional transportation vision that “benefits all of Metro Vancouver”. However, the Surrey Light Rail Transit (LRT) proposal in the Mayors Council’s new transportation plan has a negative business case, which could result in Minister Todd Stone rejecting the new regional transportation plan. The Surrey Rapid […]
A special release by lead analyst Daryl Dela Cruz of SkyTrain for Surrey You can be said to have been researching transit issues in Metro Vancouver for many years, but you can still be wrong about what you know about transit issues. If so, they would do themselves an injustice because, as provincial and federal […]
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 […]
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Sept 10 – NEW: We have released a Gallery [CLICK HERE] containing several pictures of this new generation of INNOVIA Metro vehicles! Bombardier has changed the name of their automated rapid transit technology, which moves the SkyTrain (Expo and Millennium Lines). The new branding is called “INNOVIA Metro”, and replaces the original branding “Advanced Rapid […]
MEDIA RELEASE – SKYTRAIN FOR SURREY ORIGINAL WRITTEN CONTENT Poor revenue and ridership cause free fare zone removal in Portland FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 18, 2012 – Surrey, BC Light Rail advocates in Surrey love to triumph Portland as a successful example of North American Light Rail Transit implementation. However, there is a side […]
An atmosphere of doubt has surrounded the viability of SkyTrain in Surrey under a false perception that at-grade Light Rail Transit (LRT) will help shape and build communities – whilst SkyTrain expansion will not, supported by quotes from advocates, city officials and other LRT supporters. Even Dianne Watts had more than a few statements in […]
