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LATEST NEWS: Campaign launches bid to overturn Surrey LRT
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC Better Surrey Rapid Transit has launched an updated SkyTrain for Surrey campaign in a bid to overturn Surrey’s Light Rail Transit proposal. A new web-page...
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Mayoral Candidates asked to listen to stakeholders on LRT issues
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...
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City understated Light Rail shortfalls, misled stakeholders
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC We’re taking issue with a dishonest claim by the City of Surrey that a SkyTrain extension to Langley is “only 5 minutes faster than LRT.” This is on the City of Surrey’s...
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6 Myths on Light Rail Transit in Surrey
Here are six myths and inaccuracies about Light Rail, SkyTrain and buses from Light Rail supporters. Click or tap each question to open the answer: MYTH: Light Rail Transit is more cost-effective....
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Citizens noting unrealistic LRT promise by Surrey First
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC Citizens all over Surrey are taking notice of an unrealistic campaign promise to deliver Light Rail Transit (LRT) by 2018, by mayoral candidate Linda Hepner and the...
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Better Surrey Rapid Transit to continue campaign against Light Rail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPh52UrHTBE IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC Better Surrey Rapid Transit vows to continue a relentless campaign to overturn ground-level Light Rail in Surrey, despite...
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Province removes Light Rail lock-in for Surrey from referendum ballot
We have scored a major victory in the battle for better Surrey transit. The oncoming transit referendum (the Metro Vancouver Transportation & Transit Plebiscite) had been centered on a 10-year-plan...
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LRT study ignores transportation outcome [REVIEW]
The City of Surrey has released a new report by Shirocca Consulting titled “Economic Benefits of Surrey LRT”, available on the city website. Our initial analysis of the report finds that there is a...
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A P3 doesn’t work for LRT in Surrey
The Canada Line P3 was a successful P3 because its ridership and fare revenue exceeded projections. The private partner’s capital investment in the project is returned as a profit through the...
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Surrey Light Rail “Plan B” doesn’t work
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC The City of Surrey has jeopardized its own “Plan B” for Light Rail Transit by neglecting to account for the financial effects of poor ridership and a fare revenue...
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Funding still missing for LRT operating costs
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC Despite the recent commitments to capital funding for the proposed Surrey LRT system, there has been no discussion on how the system’s operating costs will be paid for...
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Mayor Linda Hepner breaks LRT election promise
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC On Monday, September 28th, Mayor Linda Hepner broke an election promise to Surrey citizens to deliver the first-phase of a proposed Light Rail Transit system by 2018. In...
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LRT offers no benefits for South Surrey-White Rock
At least one local developer has been misled into thinking South Surrey will get an LRT service. SkyTrain for Surrey reminds residents and decision-makers in South Surrey-White Rock that the proposed...
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New survey misleads residents on Bus Rapid Transit
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is calling out the City of Surrey for misleading stakeholders about LRT and rapid transit in a CitySpeaks citizen survey released this morning. The...
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Province urged to choose SkyTrain, refuse Surrey LRT funding
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC SkyTrain for Surrey is calling on the Province of B.C., in consultation for B.C.’s 2016 budget, to take leadership and choose a SkyTrain system South of Fraser. As part...
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LRT commitments ignore future operating debts
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC A community transit coalition is calling out the Conservatives and Liberals for dumping millions of dollars of operating debt from an LRT system onto the community with...
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Province removes Light Rail lock-in for Surrey from referendum ballot
We have scored a major victory in the battle for better Surrey transit. The oncoming transit referendum (the Metro Vancouver Transportation & Transit Plebiscite) had been centered on a 10-year-plan...
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LRT study ignores transportation outcome
[pdf title=”Economic Benefits of Surrey LRT Study”]https://skytrainforsurrey.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Economic_Benefits_of_Surrey_LRT.pdf[/pdf] IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC The City of Surrey...
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A P3 doesn’t work for LRT in Surrey
The Canada Line P3 was a successful P3 because its ridership and fare revenue exceeded projections. The private partner’s capital investment in the project is returned as a profit through the...
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Surrey Light Rail “Plan B” doesn’t work
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC The City of Surrey has jeopardized its own “Plan B” for Light Rail Transit by neglecting to account for the financial effects of poor ridership and a fare revenue...
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