Broadway rapid transit

We have been supporting partner agencies TransLink and the Province of BC to plan and deliver rapid transit improvements along Broadway for several years. 

Two rapid transit projects are at different stages of planning and delivery in the Broadway Corridor:

  • Broadway Subway Project
  • Millennium Line UBC Extension

The Broadway Corridor is BC’s largest employment centre after Downtown Vancouver. The Corridor:

  • Stretches from Commercial Drive to UBC
  • Connects jobs and innovation hubs in our region, including Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), Mount Pleasant Industrial area, False Creek Flats, and UBC
  • Is currently served by the 99 B-line, the busiest bus route in Canada and the USA

Because of heavy passenger loads and overcrowding:

  • Every morning, nearly 2,000 people waiting at the bus stop at Commercial Drive and Broadway are left waiting for the next bus
  • Every year, half a million people waiting at bus stops along this route get passed by at least 1 full bus

Broadway Subway Project

Together with the Province, we're advancing the design and construction of the Broadway Subway, a tunneled extension of the Millenium Line.

Millennium Line UBC Extension

The UBCx will provide greater access between UBC and SFU, hightech and biomedical employment near VGH, and other destinations.