Metro Vancouver has (most likely) reached 3 million residents

[idunno]

A few of my observations:

- Vehicle delays to/from the North Shore via the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge have gone way up. I'm not sure that this is a massive increase in trips, as opposed to a moderate increase that just took the road system past its functional limits.

- Transit ridership pre-pandemic was increasing at a very high rate, and alongside it crowding/overcrowding. This has mostly returned in 2024 with more population growth. I think I saw a graph from TransLink at some point this year that showed transit service hours per capita has gone down since the early 2010s, which really explains the increase in overcrowding.

- WFH is still impacting the CBD significantly. The sidewalks/streets feel less consistently bustling with office workers 5 days a week.