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Anybody happen to know what Translink determined was the maximum headway for tram along Broadway, while maintaining signal priority? I also wonder what the maximum capacity would be. In v.1 of the UBC Line Study, LRT was at 30 km/h average speed, and Skytrain was at 39 km/h average speed, but Translink added stations for theoretical LRT, swaying the numbers even more in Skytrain's favour.

Obviously (to me) LRT is not appropriate for Broadway, but I'm not ready to completely dismiss LRT for other parts of Vancouver. The much cheaper price of LRT combined with its pretty decent average speed and high capacity make it an option that should be considered. Arbutus has an extremely valuable right of way set up, and 41st could easily be widened as it is mostly residential.