Good point. I based the bus commute times purely on direct rides along the current east-west corridor routes (if possible) from the various intersections. And actually it only took about three hours or so to get out all the numbers.
I might take a look later at the following:
- Compare route 44, which serves Downtown Vancouver, North Vancouver and North Burnaby, with a Canada Line and Broadway SkyTrain combo.
- The Canada Line shortcut for Vancouver's east-west corridor routes.
- Compare route 480, serving Richmond, with a Canada Line and Broadway SkyTrain combo.
As for other cities and communities like Coquitlam, Surrey, Langley, and the like, I will assume that most people commuting to UBC from home would probably take the SkyTrain to BroadGate and then switch over to the B-Line and continue on their way to UBC. In that case, I have already done the comparison for the Broadway corridor between the two modes (B-Line vs SkyTrain), and that part of their commutes will probably be the only area where a time savings would result (that is, if no other transit improvements in the outlying areas are forthcoming).
Last edited by Millennium2002; Sep 17, 2011 at 7:29 AM.
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