https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/r2-rapidbus-north-shore-metrotown-burnaby-route-extension
https://aquilinidevelopment.com/community/kwasen-village
https://kwasenvillage.com
The Kwasen Village & BCIT area is becoming a new intersection of housing & shopping, as well as education. So, hopefully starting in 2027, there will be an express bus from
Metrotown_to_West-Vancouver. It will run along Willingdon Avenue providing a rapid bus link between
Metrotown and Brentwood-Town-Centre-Station. Then onto N. Vancouver & W. Vancouver. This is being done, because backwards Vancouver refuses to build a rapid bus (BRT) tunnel under or near the absurd, 3 lane
Lions_Gate Bridge. Plus, the BC Government isn't interested in extending the SkyTrain on a bridge or through a tunnel to W. Vancouver. Thus, the inept,
three lane
Lions+Gate+Bridge remains as one of the worst bottlenecks or chokepoints in the world.
Perth, WA built a 10 lane bridge with double train tracks in the middle of it.
Seattle, WA did something similar, but their 3 section bridge or crossing has 4 lanes each way & a double track middle section.
Montreal also did something similar to Seattle & Perth.
Being from backwards Vancouver & backwater BC, it's always amazing to see what other places can do, simply because they aren't in BC.
Fortunately, Perth, Seattle & Montreal don't have to contend with anything like the inept Vancouver & BC transportation mentality. It's mindboggeling that in 2025, Vancouver is still only running 4 car trains to Surrey & only 2 car trains to Coquitlam & Richmond. This, combined with several narrow bridges, makes it one of the most congested cities in the world. It's a sad & pathetic situation, because things in BC should be designed for proper future capacity expansion.
