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Through the Access for Everyone plan, TransLink is working with regional Mayors to implement up to nine regional BRT corridors. These three corridors have been selected in the first phase to proceed, with the other corridors to follow. Quotes: “Bus Rapid Transit is going to be a game-changer for the transit system in Metro Vancouver.
Nov 16, 2023 · TransLink and its Mayors’ Council unveiled plans on Wednesday for three new rapid transit bus routes. The local mayors say this will help move the region’s growing population and reduce traffic. Angela Bower has more. Posted November 16, 2023 9:27 am. TransLink has identified the first three bus rapid transit routes coming to Metro Vancouver.
Nov 16, 2023 · York Region Transit’s Viva system (Photo: York Region Transit) The Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation has selected three priority corridors for TransLink to advance Metro Vancouver’s first new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes. BRT is a high-frequency rapid transit service with dedicated bus lanes and rail-like stations.
TransLink intends to have a new fleet of nearly 500 electric-battery buses by 2030, which will be a fleet largely supported by the new Mapole Transit Centre bus depot in South Vancouver. The overall bus service levels expansion over 10 years would be phased, with an aim to implement 30% of the bus service expansion over the first few years of the 10-year priorities timeline — from 2025 to 2027.
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Nov 16, 2023 · 1:54 TransLink unveils three Bus Rapid Transit corridors. TransLink and the Mayors' Council have rolled out plans for the region's first three Bus Rapid Transit lines, which could be up and ...
Nov 16, 2023 · All three bus routes are under TransLink’s 10-year priorities between 2025 and 2035. When TransLink first announced its BRT strategy in Spring 2022, the average estimated cost of BRT was pegged at $15 million per km. “We know from other parts of the world that BRT is good technology,” said BC Minister of Transportation Rob Fleming.
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Nov 17, 2023 · Published Nov. 16, 2023 6:41 p.m. PST. It's an exciting day for commuters hoping to get around Metro Vancouver faster as TransLink and its mayors’ council finalized and unveiled three new bus ...
