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Project timeline
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2021-2026: Construction of the Broadway Subway
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2020-2021: Design Advisory Process
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2019-2020: Procurement and contract award
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2018: Funding secured for final design and construction
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2017: Business case submitted
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2015-2016: Project design advances and funding secured
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2014: Mayors’ Council Vision approved
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2013: Transportation 2040 Plan approved
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2012: UBC Line Rapid Transit Study completed
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1999: Beyond the B-Line Study completed
Past studies, events, and outreach
Most of the outreach and engagement prior to September 2018 was led by TransLink, after which time the Province has been leading the project. Visit the Broadway Subway Project for more details on studies and past consultation. The following table includes links to key documents as well as engagement led by the City.
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May 2021 | The Broadway Subway Project hosted a second Design Advisory Process virtual open house from April 29 to May 12, 2021 to share information and receive public feedback on the above-ground portions of the station designs, including entrances, adjacent plazas, emergency exits, and ventilation locations. | Design Advisory Process - Open House #2 - Public Engagement Report - June 2021 External website, opens in new tab |
December 2020 | As part of the project's Design Advisory Process, Broadway Subway Project hosted a virtual open house from November 26 to December 9, 2020 to share information and receive public feedback about the above-ground portions of the station designs, including the entrances, adjacent plazas, emergency exits, and ventilation locations. | Design Advisory Process - Open House #1 - Public Engagement Report - Dec 2020 External website, opens in new tab |
June 28, 2018 |
The Mayors’ Council and TransLink Board approve the Phase 2 Investment Plan which secures regional funding for the final design and construction of the Broadway Subway. |
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June 5, 2018 |
Council enacted the Principles and Strategies which will guide City staff throughout the Broadway Subway project and related City activities. |
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May 16, 2018 |
Council unanimously approved the recommended MLBE Principles and Strategies as well as the regulatory processes to ensure the needs of the City's businesses and residents are met while supporting the delivery of the Broadway Subway project. |
Read the Council report including the final draft MLBE Principles and Strategies PDF file (175 KB) |
May 10, 2018 |
Summary of what we heard from the public during our March open house events and online questionnaire. |
MLBE Principles and Strategies engagement summary: March 2018 PDF file (236 KB) |
March 10 and 14, 2018 |
Open house on the City’s draft principles and strategies |
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2017 |
Open houses and online surveys in collaboration with TransLink |
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2013 |
The City of Vancouver and UBC contracted KPMG to explore the economic potential of the UBC-Broadway Corridor. The report found that a rail rapid transit line is critical to realizing the economic potential of this regional job centre and emerging high-tech hub. |
The UBC-Broadway Corridor: Unlocking the Economic Potential PDF file (3 MB) The UBC-Broadway Corridor: Unlocking the Economic Potential (Executive summary) PDF file (648 KB) |
2013 |
TransLink’s UBC Line Rapid Transit Study evaluated over 200 potential rapid transit options for Broadway. The study found that a Millennium Line SkyTrain extension in a tunnel was the highest ranked option in every category. |
Evaluation Report PDF file (16 MB) Broadway Subway Document library External website, opens in new tab |
1999 |
The “Beyond the B-Line” study was jointly funded and directed by TransLink and the City jointly 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. Since then, ridership in the corridor has grown even faster than expected, due to job and population growth on the corridor, innovative programs such as U-Pass, and overall regional transit growth. |
Beyond the B-Line: Executive summary (1999) PDF file (811 KB) |
Related plans and 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 existing and ongoing City and regional strategic planning documents, including:
- Broadway Plan
- Vancouver Plan
- Grandview-Woodland Community Plan
- Climate Emergency Action Plan
- Mount Pleasant Community Plan
- Transportation 2040
- Transport 2021 (1993)
- The Vancouver Transportation Plan (1997)
- The Vancouver-UBC Area Transit Plan External website, opens in new tab (2005)
- The Provincial Transit Plan (2008)
- Transport 2040 (2008)
- Vancouver's Rapid Transit Principles for the Broadway Corridor (2010)
- Metro Vancouver's Regional Growth Strategy (2011) PDF file (5 MB)
- UBC line principles adopted unanimously by council PDF file (68 KB)
- Arbutus Greenway
- Mount Pleasant Industrial Review
Funding and regional transportation priorities
Visit TransLink’s 10 Year Plan website External website, opens in new tab