Metro Vancouver Transit Discussion II

[idunno]

Really exciting about the R2! I wonder how the extension will impact ridership on the North Shore segment.

I assume there'll be a bit of a redistribution of articulated buses once Broadway Subway opens and the B-Line shortens by quite a bit.

[RedArbutus]

Good question. Maybe they'll put some back on the R3 route, but I suppose they're going to be monitoring the R2 over the next year to see what happens. If the Broadway Extension opens when they say it will (next fall), that'll give them exactly 1 year to see what the R2 ridership patterns are in the real-world.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by ninjakafi_81

Not mentioned in the article but in order for the R2 to be extended to Metrotown they had to downsize the R3.

Starting in September, the R3 will being using standard 40ft buses with no changes to the frequency. I guess that shows how poor the ridership numbers is for the R3.

I guess that means there won't be much incentive to extend SkyTrain to PoCo in the near term (via the branch at Coquitlam Central)?

[chowhou]

Originally Posted by officedweller

I guess that means there won't be much incentive to extend SkyTrain to PoCo in the near term (via the branch at Coquitlam Central)?

PoCo is a very different beast from Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge. I wouldn't immediately count out PoCo but I would immediately count out Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge. PoCo has a pretty well developed bus network all radiating from PoCo Station. The other two do not.

[officedweller]

I wonder if a short 1 or 2 station extension only to Shaughnessy St might be built?

[Vantage]

As a PoCo resident, bus service to Coquitlam Central from Downtown Poco is very frequent and runs late into the night and starts early, thanks to the 160. Then there's the overlap with the 159. And the two community shuttles 174 and 173. I don't really check the bus times when I catch a bus to Coquitlam central because they come so frequently, you rarely have to wait more than ~8 minutes during the day.

[idunno]

I wonder what the projected ridership is for a 1-stop PoCo extension. Like would it even be worthwhile?

[MIPS]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

The plushie is still for sale.

https://translinkstore.ca/

Okay the plushie cute but the AI graphic Captain Canuck cards are insultingly bad.

[madog222]

Originally Posted by MIPS

Okay the plushie cute but the AI graphic Captain Canuck cards are insultingly bad.

It's not AI, this is the artist. https://www.levgleason.com/captain-canuck

[chowhou]

Originally Posted by madog222

It's not AI, this is the artist. https://www.levgleason.com/captain-canuck

Lev Gleason is a company, not a person (well he was but he died over 50 years ago), and they only own the rights to Captain Canuck.

The Compass Cards were apparently illustrated by John Gallagher.

https://www.translink.ca/news/2026/febru...ith%20captain%20canuck%20compass%20cards

[MIPS]

The illustration is hand drawn but it's been composited over an AI generation of a MK I because they couldn't afford to secure a proper photo??
This is $40. I just said limited edition merch is lucrative, but this is garbage.

[Glow Fun City]

Front window isn’t even the right size or in the right place!

[aberdeen5698]

Originally Posted by MIPS

The illustration is hand drawn but it's been composited over an AI generation of a MK I because they couldn't afford to secure a proper photo??

Just because it's inaccurate doesn't mean it's AI generated. Human artists that aren't familiar with the material they're rendering take liberties like this all the time. Especially, perhaps, comic book artists.

It may be AI generated, but I'm not going to assume it is based on what I can see.

[logicbomb]

Originally Posted by aberdeen5698

Just because it's inaccurate doesn't mean it's AI generated. Human artists that aren't familiar with the material they're rendering take liberties like this all the time. Especially, perhaps, comic book artists.

It may be AI generated, but I'm not going to assume it is based on what I can see.

Not sure what happened here because the entire thing is likely AI generated.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by RedArbutus

Good question. Maybe they'll put some back on the R3 route, but I suppose they're going to be monitoring the R2 over the next year to see what happens. If the Broadway Extension opens when they say it will (next fall), that'll give them exactly 1 year to see what the R2 ridership patterns are in the real-world.

Originally Posted by chowhou

Lev Gleason is a company, not a person (well he was but he died over 50 years ago), and they only own the rights to Captain Canuck.

The Compass Cards were apparently illustrated by John Gallagher.

https://www.translink.ca/news/2026/febru...ith%20captain%20canuck%20compass%20cards

The article says John Gallagher just did the Mark V card.

And the other card in the article does say "Mark I-inspired car". Might have to do with licensing reasons?

[ssiguy]

This is an excellent route and well designed. It connects the North Shore to itself but also the key interchange points of the Kootenay Loop, Brentwood, & Metrotown. I think the route will be very successful and is an exceptionally good investment in transit infrastructure.