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Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture
i think this is the most accurate take. we have been very lucky with the SkyTrain expansions, literally a large project ever decade, since the 1980s.
- Expo-Line - 1980s
- Extension to Surrey - 1990s
- Millennium-Line - 2000s
- Canada-Line - 2000s
- Evergreen-Extension - 2010s
- Broadway Subway - 2020s
- Langley Extension - 2020s
the only next line i see that we should already have, is UBCx.
after that is done, i see a lull in building SkyTrain until probably 2050, because the next line should be the Purple-Line. and that will be expensive, complex, long, and connect a lot of communities, and existing lines. its not a "must have." |
Yes, I could see this, it is tough to build to the North Shore. I am pushing for a line from Newton to Guildford. I don't think people really appreciate just how much ridership goes N-S through Surrey now, that route would get a ton of ridership and wouldn't be that hard to build (King George is super wide, and you don't need any bridges or tunnels, and Surrey in general is more supportive of construction than other areas). Of course, it could be set back by the BRT, or maybe huge ridership on the BRT will help it move forward. Time will tell.
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