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TransLink was created in 1998 as the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (GVTA) and was fully implemented in April 1999 by the Government of British Columbia to replace BC Transit in the Greater Vancouver Regional District and assume many transportation responsibilities previously held by the provincial government.
These routes have been identified in TransLink's 2008 Transportation Plan, Area Transit Plan, Southwest Area Transportation Plan and various open houses for bus service improvements, including the Evergreen Extension. Note that these routes are still in planning stage and they may or may not be implemented, with the exception of the routes that ...
The following is a list of current bus loops and transit exchanges in Metro Vancouver. Exchanges. Exchange ... UBC Vancouver: 1945: No: 99 B-Line ... TransLink Bus ...
Instead of replacing the trolleys with battery-electric buses, TransLink will purchase newer trolley buses to continue to make use of the catenary infrastructure. [49] In August 2023, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the Vancouver trolley bus system, TransLink began testing a trolley bus by Polish manufacturer Solaris, called the ...
A TransLink-operated electric trolley bus in Vancouver. Bus service operates throughout most of the region under a subsidiary of TransLink, known as Coast Mountain Bus Company. TransLink was established by the provincial government as a way to divorce itself from the responsibilities of roads, bridges and transit service.
TransLink intends to implement 9 bus rapid transit (BRT) lines in the coming decade, including 3 that will be upgraded from RapidBus, contingent on funding from senior levels of government. [12] The lines will feature all-day frequent service with limited stops, near-continuous dedicated lanes and signal priority at major intersections, high ...
SkyTrain system map. The Vancouver SkyTrain is a three-line urban mass transit system in the metropolitan area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, managed by TransLink.The Expo Line was built for the Expo 86 World's Fair; [1] the Millennium Line opened in 2002, [2] followed by the Canada Line in 2009, which was built for the 2010 Winter Olympics. [3]
West Vancouver Blue Bus, formally West Vancouver Municipal Transit, was founded in 1914 [1] and is one of the oldest continuously operated municipal systems in North America. [citation needed] The system was transferred to BC Transit in 1981 [1] and now operates as a sub-contractor for TransLink, Metro Vancouver's regional transportation ...