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LETTER: SkyTrain best option for 91Ô­´´

Light rail in other communities snarls traffic, letter writer warns
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday (July 9) that the federal government will give $1.3 billion for the Surrey-91Ô­´´ SkyTrain expansion project to get it from King George Station to 91Ô­´´. (File photo: Kedo Zake)

Dear Editor,

Extending ‘Skytrain’ from Surrey is ‘so the right decision’ for the Lower Mainland as opposed to LRT [light rail transit].

If you want to confirm this, travel to either Edmonton or Calgary and drive their city roads in the areas that are ‘adversely served’ with ground level LRT.

Driving motor/electric vehicles there requires one to be (so) often braking/stopping for either an (modern) LRT car crossing or an old intercity train/track throughout those cities.

Rapid Transit BC: Raise it, ride it and forget it!

Jimmy Charlie, 91Ô­´´ City

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• READ MORE: Trudeau pledges $1.3 billion for SkyTrain to 91Ô­´´

• READ MORE: Rail expert continues to lobby for light rail over SkyTrain to 91Ô­´´


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