https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-ridership-recovery-vancouver-public-transit-september-2023
While the recovery is great, the Skytrain network should have been designed to have 152m stations like Montreal & Toronto, but that would mean big city thinking. So the 50m to 80m stations provide a constant reminder of the refusal to think big.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-transit-ridership-recovery-record
Just like the region should have a proper big city train, there should have also been a proper express bus & HOV system by now. However, with such a refusal to have wider bridges or parallel crossings, it's almost impossible to have a proper rapid bus network.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/ironworkers-memorial-bridge-replacement There could actually be a couple of bus & HOV lanes, perhaps even some breakdown lanes.
However, congestive planning always wins out & who know where all the money has gone over the past several decades?
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-vancouver-demand-extensions
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/commercial-broadway-station-broadway-grandview-woodland-plan-skytrain Brentwood Station, no problem. However, allowing such a crossroads station at a similar scale is too upsetting for the backwater Vancouver mentality.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/city-of-vancouver-car-vehicle-traffic-reductions-broadway Another fine example of the conjestive mentality. Since the train isn't allowed to run 24/7, it's a good idea to still have a wide street for express buses & 24hr traffic, which is common for most major cities.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-metro-vancouver-expansion
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-public-transit-system-comparison
