Getting rid of gridlock – new transportation plan details options
Thursday, July 21, 2022
At a glance (2 minute read):
- TransLink's Metro Vancouver Mayor’s Council recently approved a 30-year transportation plan for the region.
- The plan addresses traffic congestion, climate concerns, and more.
The TransLink Metro Vancouver Mayor’s Council approved Transport 2050: 10-Year Priorities on June 30, 2022.
Transport 2050 is the region’s new 30-year transportation strategy to help address the climate crisis and growing traffic congestion.
Priorities
Transit Stops & Stations
- Improve comfort and safety, with new weather protection, seating, lighting, and escalator.
Bus Service
- 130% increase in bus service.
- 11 new RapidBus lines providing fast, frequent service.
- 7 new express bus linesService for new areas including parks.
- 60% more HandyDART available trips provided 24/7.
Rapid Transit
- More SkyTrain service - 10% more on Expo & Millennium Line and 65% more on Canada Line.
- Up to 9 new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes serving all parts of the region.
- North Shore rapid transit connection.
- Burnaby Mountain Gondola to SFU.
- UBC extension of Millennium Line SkyTrain.
- Explore potential rapid transit extensions for King George Boulevard in Surrey and to downtown Port Coquitlam.
Streets
- Complete 66% of the missing sidewalks in areas near transit.
- Complete 75% of 2050 Major Bikeway Network: 450 km of new traffic-separated cycling paths.
- Support people-first streets with funding to help re-design streets for safer speeds.
- Maintain and upgrade the 2,500 lane kilometres of major road network.
- Goods movement investments to help make the sector cleaner and more efficient.
Technology
- Invest in cleaner and safer transit vehicles.
- Invest in digital platforms to improve customer experience and help better manage the transport system.
Resiliency
- Make transportation system more resilient to seismic risks and climate change.
Reconciliation
- Collaborate with Indigenous Nations to advance their transportation priorities, including transit service to reserves.
Social Equity
- Invest in ways that reduce any barriers experienced by disadvantaged groups and individuals and help to build a more just, equitable, and inclusive transportation system.
Read about Transport 2050, the long-range vision for Metro Vancouver which guides transportation decisions for the next three decades.