New Poll shows 80% Support Building LRT Network in Surrey

As part of the City of Surrey’s ongoing outreach on rapid transit and technology, a new poll finds Surrey residents to be 80% in support of bringing Light Rail Transit (LRT) to the city. This is a key finding of the Ipsos Public Affairs telephone survey conducted on behalf of the City of 600 adult Surrey residents conducted January 25-29, 2016.

In addition to reporting overall support, a substantial majority of Surrey residents agreed that building the LRT network will bring numerous community benefits, including: improving transportation options for Surrey residents (90% agreed), helping connect communities within Surrey (88%), and helping create good jobs in Surrey through construction and ongoing maintenance (86%).

The City of Surrey’s planned 27-km of LRT is its top capital infrastructure priority. Currently the city has 20% of the regional population but has only 6 km (7.5%) of the regional rapid transit network. With 1,000 people moving to Surrey each month, it is projected that Surrey will be BC’s largest city by 2041.

The final Ipsos Public Affairs survey data is statistically weighted to ensure the sample's overall region, age and gender composition reflects that of the actual City of Surrey population according to Census data. The overall margin of error is 4.0%, 19 times out of 20.

For a full report of survey findings, visit http://ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=7139.