UBC Line Rapid Transit Study
Related Plans & Policies
Rapid transit in the Broadway Corridor has long been considered a key component of the region’s transportation future, and is referenced in both City and regional strategic planning documents, including:
- Transport 2021 (1993):
- The Vancouver Transportation Plan (1997);
- The Vancouver-UBC Area Transit Plan (2005);
- The Provincial Transit Plan (2008); and
- Transport 2040 (2008); and
- Metro Vancouver's Regional Growth Strategy (2011).
Beyond the B-Line
In 1999, TransLink and the City of Vancouver jointly funded and directed Beyond the B-Line, a study exploring rapid transit options in the Broadway Corridor. Alternatives were compared using a variety of factors, including customer service, cost effectiveness, and environmental and community impacts. Both the City and TransLink recommended that the Millennium Line be extended in an underground tunnel west to Granville with a rapid bus connection to UBC.
Since then, ridership in the corridor has grown even faster than expected, due in part to innovative programs like U-Pass.
- Beyond the B-Line: Executive Summary (PDF, 811 kb)
- Beyond the B-Line: Full Report (PDF, 5.2 mb)
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