by John Richmond | May 18, 2022 | Rapid Transit
Visitors to Vancouver taking the Canada Line downtown, stopping at Broadway City Hall station will see the construction that marks the recent start of Canada’s newest public transit expansion (complete with its own website): a $2.83 Billion extension of the city’s...
by Rick | Dec 30, 2017 | City Transit, Rapid Transit, Regional Transit, Transit
TransLink’s Canada Line experienced two major shutdowns (Feb 3 / 6, 2017). The cause was the apparent inability of trains to travel northbound between Bridgeport and Marine Drive Stations. These incidents are a reminder of a similar incident in November 2010 when an...
by Rick | Dec 29, 2017 | City Transit, Rapid Transit, Regional Transit, Transit
Global News BC had a 15 minute, year-end interview with TransLink Chairman Kevin Desmond on 19 Dec 2017. Issues discussed included possible later SkyTrain service on Friday and Saturday nights, safety, new Canada Line stations, Canada Line capacity expansions, double...
by Rick | Jul 25, 2016 | Issues, Rail, Rapid Transit, Streetcar-LRT, Transit
Long time Transport 2000/Transport Action member, J. Bakker developed a rapid transit scenario for Vancouver as an alternative to the proposed Broadway SkyTrain extension to Arbutus. He based his discussion on several major infrastructure and political changes that...
by Rick | Apr 18, 2016 | Bus, Buses, City Transit, Issues, Pedestrian, Rapid Transit, Regional Transit, Transit
The following was submitted by Transport Action BC to the Vancouver Sun as an op-ed piece. It was written in response to the City of Vancouver staff report recommending that the 800 block (Robson Square) of Robson Street be permanently closed to all vehicles,...
by Rick | Dec 17, 2014 | Bus, Buses, City Transit, Issues, Pedestrian, Rapid Transit, Regional Transit, Transit
TransLink is upgrading several Expo Line SkyTrain stations. The upgrades are needed due to the age (some are almost 30 years old) of the stations and to improve passenger flow, accessibility, capacity and security. This is a large, multi-year project. Details are...
