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Hastings Street transit improvements

Project goals

  • Keep buses moving smoothly through traffic
  • Provide faster travel times and more reliable bus service for thousands of transit riders
  • Improve transit access to destinations along Hastings
  • Mitigate and balance impacts to parking and loading, where possible

Buses are scheduled every 90 seconds in the busiest sections of Hastings St and are often delayed by traffic. We’re working with TransLink to improve transit reliability and help buses stay on schedule.

These upgrades support over 68,000 daily transit trips on routes 14, 16, 20, R5, N35, and many other North Shore and Burnaby routes that run on Hastings St between the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge and Boundary Road.

The project also supports the R2 RapidBus extension between the North Shore and Metrotown.

What's happeningShare your feedback about bus stop changes on Hastings Street

TransLink is adjusting bus stop locations along parts of this busy corridor to help more people get where they need to be, reliably and on time.

Learn more and complete their survey by May 24

Bus lane update on Hastings Street

Following recent public engagement, the implementation of bus lanes on Hastings Street has been paused while we further assess how bus priority measures can best support the corridor.

Bus lanes on Hastings Street between Renfrew Street and Boundary Road will be included as part of a comprehensive evaluation planned for the entire Hastings Street corridor in 2027.

Public engagement results 

In January 2026, we gathered feedback on the proposed bus lane changes through an online survey.  

Review the Hastings Street Transit Improvements Public Engagement report (434 KB)

Overview of project along Hastings Street

Hastings Street project timeline

  • 2020

    Council approves Climate Emergency Action Plan and accelerating work to prioritize transit

  • Oct 2023

    Council direction to implement bus priority along 5 corridors in Vancouver including Hastings St

  • Early 2026

    Gather feedback on Kaslo St to Boundary Rd section bus lanes

  • We are here

  • Spring 2026

    TransLink engagement on bus stop changes

  • Late 2026

    Bus stop changes in effect

  • Late 2026-2027

    Hastings corridor study

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Improving bus stops

Our goals are for all bus stop in Vancouver to be safe, convenient, accessible and comfortable for all residents.

Glossary

Review our glossary to understand the improvements we're making with our bus transit priority pilot project.

R2 RapidBus Extension

Learn more about TransLink’s R2 RapidBus, being extended from the North Shore to Metrotown.

Metrotown-North Shore BRT

Learn more about TransLink’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project for the Metrotown-North Shore corridor.

Contact us

Email: [email protected]

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