Daryl DC 🚅🚇🚡🚍
@daryldc.bsky.social
🇨🇦🇵🇭 1995, ENTP, he/him. Enthusiastic about cities, housing, and transit. Founder, @skytrain4surrey.bsky.social + Co-Founder, Build the SFU Gondola.
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William Azaroff, who is seeking OneCity's nomination to run for Vancouver mayor, is proposing city-wide coordinated traffic signals that could cost up to $200 million. 🚦
It'd also enable extensive signal priority for #TransLink buses. #vanre #vanpoli
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It'd also enable extensive signal priority for #TransLink buses. #vanre #vanpoli
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Vancouver mayoral candidate pitches $200-million traffic signal coordination plan | Urbanized
For his pitch to be Vancouver's next mayor, William Azaroff is proposing a city-wide coordination of traffic signals, including bus priority.
dailyhive.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:41 PM
William Azaroff, who is seeking OneCity's nomination to run for Vancouver mayor, is proposing city-wide coordinated traffic signals that could cost up to $200 million. 🚦
It'd also enable extensive signal priority for #TransLink buses. #vanre #vanpoli
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It'd also enable extensive signal priority for #TransLink buses. #vanre #vanpoli
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It's not like they had 15 years to work on it, right?
I guess the budget was too tight...
I guess the budget was too tight...
Eglinton Crosstown won’t get full signal priority before May, TTC Chair says
www.cp24.com/local/toront...
www.cp24.com/local/toront...
Eglinton Crosstown won’t get full signal priority before May, TTC Chair says
The chair of the TTC said Friday that the city will be implementing signal priority upgrades to make sure the Eglinton Crosstown moves faster than the Finch West LRT, but those upgrades won’t be fully...
www.cp24.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:04 PM
It's not like they had 15 years to work on it, right?
I guess the budget was too tight...
I guess the budget was too tight...
LOOKING BACK — 13 years ago, anti-SkyTrain/pro-LRT advocates were pointing to "debt servicing" in saying that SkyTrain had hidden costs. I was one of the first to unravel these arguments—and boy, we've come a long way since.
skytrainforsurrey.org/2013/01/31/d...
#bcpoli #TransLink #vanpoli #vanre
skytrainforsurrey.org/2013/01/31/d...
#bcpoli #TransLink #vanpoli #vanre
Light rail advocates get it wrong on SkyTrain debt servicing
Our opponents are weaponizing “debt servicing” to turn the public against SkyTrain.
skytrainforsurrey.org
January 26, 2026 at 9:19 AM
LOOKING BACK — 13 years ago, anti-SkyTrain/pro-LRT advocates were pointing to "debt servicing" in saying that SkyTrain had hidden costs. I was one of the first to unravel these arguments—and boy, we've come a long way since.
skytrainforsurrey.org/2013/01/31/d...
#bcpoli #TransLink #vanpoli #vanre
skytrainforsurrey.org/2013/01/31/d...
#bcpoli #TransLink #vanpoli #vanre
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What do Minneapolis’s Green Line and Toronto’s Finch West LRT have in common? Slower‑than‑promised travel times, trains getting stuck at red lights, and faster parallel buses.
skytrainforsurrey.org/2026/01/24/t...
#Toronto #topoli #TTC #finchwestLRT #cdnpoli #canpoli #onpoli #minneapolis
skytrainforsurrey.org/2026/01/24/t...
#Toronto #topoli #TTC #finchwestLRT #cdnpoli #canpoli #onpoli #minneapolis
From Toronto to Minneapolis, Surface LRTs Failing to Meet Travel Time Targets
The Minneapolis Green Line and Toronto’s Finch West LRT have something in common: neither of them are delivering the speed that riders were promised.
skytrainforsurrey.org
January 24, 2026 at 10:28 AM
What do Minneapolis’s Green Line and Toronto’s Finch West LRT have in common? Slower‑than‑promised travel times, trains getting stuck at red lights, and faster parallel buses.
skytrainforsurrey.org/2026/01/24/t...
#Toronto #topoli #TTC #finchwestLRT #cdnpoli #canpoli #onpoli #minneapolis
skytrainforsurrey.org/2026/01/24/t...
#Toronto #topoli #TTC #finchwestLRT #cdnpoli #canpoli #onpoli #minneapolis
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Students lament the "18th birthday" of the promised #UBC #SkyTrain extension.
First announced by Premier Gordon Campbell in 2008.
"If the UBC SkyTrain were a person, it'd be old enough to start university." #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre
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First announced by Premier Gordon Campbell in 2008.
"If the UBC SkyTrain were a person, it'd be old enough to start university." #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre
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UBC students lament '18th birthday' of long-promised SkyTrain extension | Urbanized
"If UBC SkyTrain were a person, it'd be old enough to start university, sign its own construction contract, and even vote," says a student.
dailyhive.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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MEDIA RELEASE — MALAYSIA-CHINA DEAL ENDS VANCOUVER'S BIGGEST TRANSIT LIE
Deal signed in KL kills false claims weaponized by groups for thirty years to block critical infrastructure projects in BC.
skytrainforsurrey.org/2026/01/19/m...
#SurreyBC #surreypoli #bcpoli #TransLink #vanpoli #vanre
Deal signed in KL kills false claims weaponized by groups for thirty years to block critical infrastructure projects in BC.
skytrainforsurrey.org/2026/01/19/m...
#SurreyBC #surreypoli #bcpoli #TransLink #vanpoli #vanre
Malaysia-China SkyTrain Deal Ends Vancouver’s Biggest Transit Lie
A deal signed in Kuala Lumpur buries thirty years of misinformation that had been weaponized by groups to stall expansion of the Vancouver SkyTrain system.
skytrainforsurrey.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:55 AM
MEDIA RELEASE — MALAYSIA-CHINA DEAL ENDS VANCOUVER'S BIGGEST TRANSIT LIE
Deal signed in KL kills false claims weaponized by groups for thirty years to block critical infrastructure projects in BC.
skytrainforsurrey.org/2026/01/19/m...
#SurreyBC #surreypoli #bcpoli #TransLink #vanpoli #vanre
Deal signed in KL kills false claims weaponized by groups for thirty years to block critical infrastructure projects in BC.
skytrainforsurrey.org/2026/01/19/m...
#SurreyBC #surreypoli #bcpoli #TransLink #vanpoli #vanre
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MEDIA RELEASE — The proposed King George Boulevard BRT creates a rare opportunity to lay the groundwork now and reduce the future cost of a second SkyTrain line for Surrey.
skytrainforsurrey.org/2026/01/14/k...
#SurreyBC #surreypoli #bcpoli #TransLink #vanpoli
skytrainforsurrey.org/2026/01/14/k...
#SurreyBC #surreypoli #bcpoli #TransLink #vanpoli
King George BRT provides an opportunity to make SkyTrain more affordable
TransLink's proposed BRT creates a rare opportunity to lay the groundwork now and reduce the future cost of a second SkyTrain line for Surrey.
skytrainforsurrey.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:27 AM
MEDIA RELEASE — The proposed King George Boulevard BRT creates a rare opportunity to lay the groundwork now and reduce the future cost of a second SkyTrain line for Surrey.
skytrainforsurrey.org/2026/01/14/k...
#SurreyBC #surreypoli #bcpoli #TransLink #vanpoli
skytrainforsurrey.org/2026/01/14/k...
#SurreyBC #surreypoli #bcpoli #TransLink #vanpoli
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i grew up in jane & finch as a kid.
i remember being there when they were initially planning this line and promised a fast, new train to replace the overcrowded finch bus. i was excited back then.
all i can say is i feel insulted
this whole project feels like an insult to communities along finch
i remember being there when they were initially planning this line and promised a fast, new train to replace the overcrowded finch bus. i was excited back then.
all i can say is i feel insulted
this whole project feels like an insult to communities along finch
Northwest Toronto just got a transit investment that actually lengthens their commutes.
They deserve better.
They deserve better.
December 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
i grew up in jane & finch as a kid.
i remember being there when they were initially planning this line and promised a fast, new train to replace the overcrowded finch bus. i was excited back then.
all i can say is i feel insulted
this whole project feels like an insult to communities along finch
i remember being there when they were initially planning this line and promised a fast, new train to replace the overcrowded finch bus. i was excited back then.
all i can say is i feel insulted
this whole project feels like an insult to communities along finch
Not everywhere in Canada is messing up!
In Metro Van, we are building the Surrey Langley SkyTrain—a line that was born after advocates worked hard to kibosh a plan to build a line that would have looked like the Valley Line or the Finch West LRT.
Elevated has always been a great way to go fast!
In Metro Van, we are building the Surrey Langley SkyTrain—a line that was born after advocates worked hard to kibosh a plan to build a line that would have looked like the Valley Line or the Finch West LRT.
Elevated has always been a great way to go fast!
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Not everywhere in Canada is messing up!
In Metro Van, we are building the Surrey Langley SkyTrain—a line that was born after advocates worked hard to kibosh a plan to build a line that would have looked like the Valley Line or the Finch West LRT.
Elevated has always been a great way to go fast!
In Metro Van, we are building the Surrey Langley SkyTrain—a line that was born after advocates worked hard to kibosh a plan to build a line that would have looked like the Valley Line or the Finch West LRT.
Elevated has always been a great way to go fast!
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Transit City made everyone think that street-running trams were a good idea as major transit spines
The Valley Line is the same speed as a bus
Eglington will be way over capacity
Montreal wants to replicate Line 6 in its northwest
Just build the REM everywhere please
The Valley Line is the same speed as a bus
Eglington will be way over capacity
Montreal wants to replicate Line 6 in its northwest
Just build the REM everywhere please
December 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Transit City made everyone think that street-running trams were a good idea as major transit spines
The Valley Line is the same speed as a bus
Eglington will be way over capacity
Montreal wants to replicate Line 6 in its northwest
Just build the REM everywhere please
The Valley Line is the same speed as a bus
Eglington will be way over capacity
Montreal wants to replicate Line 6 in its northwest
Just build the REM everywhere please
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I hope that the opening of Line 6 breaks us out of this "good transit vibes" era North America has been in. We prioritize streetcar aesthetics to try and sell vibes to developers and riders instead of caring about the actual speed and frequency of our transit
Transit should be fast!!!
Transit should be fast!!!
December 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I hope that the opening of Line 6 breaks us out of this "good transit vibes" era North America has been in. We prioritize streetcar aesthetics to try and sell vibes to developers and riders instead of caring about the actual speed and frequency of our transit
Transit should be fast!!!
Transit should be fast!!!
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Ughhhh
They’re getting it down to 46 mins… the original scheduled speed that’s already too slow and padded…
They’re getting it down to 46 mins… the original scheduled speed that’s already too slow and padded…
December 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Ughhhh
They’re getting it down to 46 mins… the original scheduled speed that’s already too slow and padded…
They’re getting it down to 46 mins… the original scheduled speed that’s already too slow and padded…
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Speeding up (not on single measure that might speed it up) the Finch LRT is good, but we do also have to reckon with the fact that on street tramways are just ultimately never going to be an express option for suburban Toronto. If you want express you need grade separation.
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Speeding up (not on single measure that might speed it up) the Finch LRT is good, but we do also have to reckon with the fact that on street tramways are just ultimately never going to be an express option for suburban Toronto. If you want express you need grade separation.
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The $2.5 billion Finch West LRT fails to improve transit travel times. It is a mega mistake that must not be repeated anywhere else in this country—especially in Vancouver and #SurreyBC.
skytrainforsurrey.org/2025/11/25/t...
#Toronto #topoli #TTC #finchwestLRT #cdnpoli #canpoli #onpoli
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#Toronto #topoli #TTC #finchwestLRT #cdnpoli #canpoli #onpoli
Toronto’s Finch West LRT: a $2.5 billion mega mistake
Will the Finch West LRT truly improve transit times? Uncover the truth behind this contentious transit project.
skytrainforsurrey.org
November 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The $2.5 billion Finch West LRT fails to improve transit travel times. It is a mega mistake that must not be repeated anywhere else in this country—especially in Vancouver and #SurreyBC.
skytrainforsurrey.org/2025/11/25/t...
#Toronto #topoli #TTC #finchwestLRT #cdnpoli #canpoli #onpoli
skytrainforsurrey.org/2025/11/25/t...
#Toronto #topoli #TTC #finchwestLRT #cdnpoli #canpoli #onpoli
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First impression:
Wow this is even slower than imagined!
Wow this is even slower than imagined!
December 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
First impression:
Wow this is even slower than imagined!
Wow this is even slower than imagined!
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I’ve been saying it for years, years I tell you!
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I’ve been saying it for years, years I tell you!
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Vancouver needs real bus lanes! I'm convinced that they would give temendous bang for buck for improving quality of life and getting people out of traffic.
We could learn a lot from Taipei's central bus lanes. Check them out!
youtu.be/C6NXrJxx1kg?...
We could learn a lot from Taipei's central bus lanes. Check them out!
youtu.be/C6NXrJxx1kg?...
Check out Taipei's center bus lanes--Vancouver could learn a lot from them!
YouTube video by Peter Waldkirch
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November 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Vancouver needs real bus lanes! I'm convinced that they would give temendous bang for buck for improving quality of life and getting people out of traffic.
We could learn a lot from Taipei's central bus lanes. Check them out!
youtu.be/C6NXrJxx1kg?...
We could learn a lot from Taipei's central bus lanes. Check them out!
youtu.be/C6NXrJxx1kg?...
WHAT AN EMBARASSMENT: A brand new LRT in #Toronto that cost $2.5bil to build is going to be 1 minute SLOWER than the bus line it replaces.
Can you believe that! A train that is slower than the bus!
Introducing the #FinchWestLRT, opening Dec 7:
skytrainforsurrey.org/2025/11/25/t...
#TTC #Metrolinx
Can you believe that! A train that is slower than the bus!
Introducing the #FinchWestLRT, opening Dec 7:
skytrainforsurrey.org/2025/11/25/t...
#TTC #Metrolinx
Brand new Toronto LRT to be 1 minute slower than previous bus - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!
The brand new $2.5 billion Finch West LRT in Toronto is going to be 1 minute slower than the bus line that it replaces.
skytrainforsurrey.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
WHAT AN EMBARASSMENT: A brand new LRT in #Toronto that cost $2.5bil to build is going to be 1 minute SLOWER than the bus line it replaces.
Can you believe that! A train that is slower than the bus!
Introducing the #FinchWestLRT, opening Dec 7:
skytrainforsurrey.org/2025/11/25/t...
#TTC #Metrolinx
Can you believe that! A train that is slower than the bus!
Introducing the #FinchWestLRT, opening Dec 7:
skytrainforsurrey.org/2025/11/25/t...
#TTC #Metrolinx
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A City Like Victoria should really be looking at building a higher order transit system with tech like this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnmV...
HESS lighTram® 25 DC - Nancy
YouTube video by Carrosserie HESS AG
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A City Like Victoria should really be looking at building a higher order transit system with tech like this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnmV...
REM's longest branch opening today is probably the most significant transit event of the year in Canada. I'm happy to see our PM acknowledging that it is an automated LIGHT METRO system (media continue to use the term "light rail")! As a Vancouverite, it's a familiar type of system 😉✌️
The REM is essential infrastructure — an automated light metro system across Greater Montréal that will connect more and more of the city as it grows.
Great cities have great public transit, and that’s what we’re investing to build more of across Canada in Budget 2025.
Great cities have great public transit, and that’s what we’re investing to build more of across Canada in Budget 2025.
November 15, 2025 at 7:53 AM
REM's longest branch opening today is probably the most significant transit event of the year in Canada. I'm happy to see our PM acknowledging that it is an automated LIGHT METRO system (media continue to use the term "light rail")! As a Vancouverite, it's a familiar type of system 😉✌️
No Alstom Mark Vs for Malaysia? 🇲🇾
China's CRRC is set to win a bid for new trains on the Kelana Jaya Line—SkyTrain's twin!
Meaning that for the first time in history, a different manufacturer's trains will run alongside Bombardier-built LIM trains on the same line 👀
theedgemalaysia.com/node/775548
China's CRRC is set to win a bid for new trains on the Kelana Jaya Line—SkyTrain's twin!
Meaning that for the first time in history, a different manufacturer's trains will run alongside Bombardier-built LIM trains on the same line 👀
theedgemalaysia.com/node/775548
CRRC ZELC consortium leads in RM1.1 bil Kelana Jaya LRT line coach contract
A consortium made up of CRRC ZELC, CRRC Rolling Stock Centre (M) Sdn Bhd and CKM Landas MRO Sdn Bhd has surfaced as the front runner for a lucrative RM1.1 billion contract to manufacture, supply, deli...
theedgemalaysia.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 AM
No Alstom Mark Vs for Malaysia? 🇲🇾
China's CRRC is set to win a bid for new trains on the Kelana Jaya Line—SkyTrain's twin!
Meaning that for the first time in history, a different manufacturer's trains will run alongside Bombardier-built LIM trains on the same line 👀
theedgemalaysia.com/node/775548
China's CRRC is set to win a bid for new trains on the Kelana Jaya Line—SkyTrain's twin!
Meaning that for the first time in history, a different manufacturer's trains will run alongside Bombardier-built LIM trains on the same line 👀
theedgemalaysia.com/node/775548
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Went up to Finch Avenue, a long fear I have had is that the new light rail would be slower than the buses it replaced, and it seems like that may well be the case.
So many decision makers in Toronto are drivers that they don’t realize that people might take public transit because it’s fast
So many decision makers in Toronto are drivers that they don’t realize that people might take public transit because it’s fast
October 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Went up to Finch Avenue, a long fear I have had is that the new light rail would be slower than the buses it replaced, and it seems like that may well be the case.
So many decision makers in Toronto are drivers that they don’t realize that people might take public transit because it’s fast
So many decision makers in Toronto are drivers that they don’t realize that people might take public transit because it’s fast
Not good: Valley Line LRT in #Edmonton is not even seeing 10,000 riders per day. After 2 years, it has completely failed to meet ridership targets.
Adding to a string of LRT failures across Canada. Is this really what we'd want in #SurreyBC? #surreypoli #bcpoli
skytrainforsurrey.org/2025/10/26/e...
Adding to a string of LRT failures across Canada. Is this really what we'd want in #SurreyBC? #surreypoli #bcpoli
skytrainforsurrey.org/2025/10/26/e...
Edmonton Valley Line LRT ridership falls far short of estimates - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!
Despite recent cost increases, the SLS remains Canada's best value transit project, costing less per-kilometre than many surface LRT proposals.
skytrainforsurrey.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Not good: Valley Line LRT in #Edmonton is not even seeing 10,000 riders per day. After 2 years, it has completely failed to meet ridership targets.
Adding to a string of LRT failures across Canada. Is this really what we'd want in #SurreyBC? #surreypoli #bcpoli
skytrainforsurrey.org/2025/10/26/e...
Adding to a string of LRT failures across Canada. Is this really what we'd want in #SurreyBC? #surreypoli #bcpoli
skytrainforsurrey.org/2025/10/26/e...
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I've put together a wider scale map covering the inner suburbs.
One of the things immediately evident is the weakness of the Millennium Line compared to the other lines, with its route on a wide suburban boulevard and paralleling a major freeway as well as the forced transfer travel time impact
One of the things immediately evident is the weakness of the Millennium Line compared to the other lines, with its route on a wide suburban boulevard and paralleling a major freeway as well as the forced transfer travel time impact
September 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I've put together a wider scale map covering the inner suburbs.
One of the things immediately evident is the weakness of the Millennium Line compared to the other lines, with its route on a wide suburban boulevard and paralleling a major freeway as well as the forced transfer travel time impact
One of the things immediately evident is the weakness of the Millennium Line compared to the other lines, with its route on a wide suburban boulevard and paralleling a major freeway as well as the forced transfer travel time impact
STATEMENT: 37,000 #SFU students and faculty let down as #TransLink investment plan fails to include the #SFUGondola project. 3 more years of delay for a project that is needed NOW would be unacceptable.
#GiveStudentsALift #BurnabyBC #bcpoli #TransLink
@movementyvr.bsky.social
#GiveStudentsALift #BurnabyBC #bcpoli #TransLink
@movementyvr.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
STATEMENT: 37,000 #SFU students and faculty let down as #TransLink investment plan fails to include the #SFUGondola project. 3 more years of delay for a project that is needed NOW would be unacceptable.
#GiveStudentsALift #BurnabyBC #bcpoli #TransLink
@movementyvr.bsky.social
#GiveStudentsALift #BurnabyBC #bcpoli #TransLink
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