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| Map of proposed service improvements |
Evergreen Line
11km of SkyTrain from Burnaby to Coquitlam plus an upgraded Commercial–Broadway SkyTrain station which will see the construction of a new east outboard platforms for the Expo Line.
Total Capital Cost: $1.489 billion
Annual Operating Cost: $17.8 million
Highway 1 Bus Rapid Transit Service
Provide peak period frequency of 10 minutes between Walnut Grove, Surrey Central SkyTrain, and Lougheed SkyTrain along Highway 1.
Annual Operating Cost: $7.8 million
King George Boulevard B-Line Service
New B-Line route along 104th Avenue and King George Boulevard to provide 7.5 minute service between Guildford Exchange and Newton Exchange with 15 minute service between Newton Exchange and White Rock Centre.
Total Capital Cost: $3.8 million
Annual Operating Cost: $7.2 million
White Rock to Langley Local Service
New bus route along 200th Street and 24th Avenue linking White Rock Centre and Langley with 30 minute service.
Annual Operating Cost: $1.2 million
Bus Service Hours to Meet Minimum Guidelines
Introduce more frequent bus service in the following corridors to relieve overcrowding:
-Marine Drive (West Vancouver and North Vancouver)
-Lonsdale Avenue (North Vancouver)
-SeaBus
-Pinetree Way (Coquitlam)
-Fraser Highway (Surrey and Langley)
-104th Avenue (Surrey)
-Cambie Avenue (Richmond)
-Willingdon (Burnaby)
-East-West Corridor in Vancouver (4th, 41st, 49th)
Total Capital Cost: $5.3 million
Annual Operating Cost: $12.2 million
Bus Service Hours to Accommodate Population Growth
Introduction of additional bus service in 2013 to meet demand for transit service with the purchase of 20 new buses.
Total Capital Cost: $10.5 million
Annual Operating Cost: $8.1 million
Bus Service Hours and Infrastructure on U-Pass Routes
Improve bus service on U-Pass routes to reduce overcrowding with the purchase of 33 new buses and transit priority improvements to the road network.
Total Capital Cost: $30 million
Annual Operating Cost: $8.7 million
Main Street Station Upgrades
Enable the installation of fare gates and improve accessibility.
Total Capital Costs $30 million
Annual Operating Cost: $400,000
Metrotown Station Upgrades
Enable the installation of fare gates and improve accessibility.
Total Capital Costs $30 million
Annual Operating Cost: $400,000
Surrey Central Station Upgrades
Enable the installation of fare gates, improve accessibility, and new B-Line service. Also moves the current off-street bus exchange to an on-street transit couplet road to support Surrey’s Downtown plan.
Total Capital Cost: $10 million
Annual Operating Cost: $400,000
New Westminster Station Upgrade
Upgrade and replaces station infrastructure at end of useful life and fully integrate with adjacent new development.
Total Capital Cost: $10 million
Annual Operating Cost: $100,000
Lonsdale Quay Upgrade
Upgrade the bus exchange to improve operating efficiency.
Total Capital Cost: $5 million
Restores the Bike Capital Program at $3 million annually
Restore the Major Road Network Minor Capital Program to $20 million annually
TransLink's proposed plan goes along way to improve transit in the South of Fraser and this plan shows that gas tax revenue is not coming from South of Fraser residents to pay for everyone else's transit.
On another note, I find it interesting that fare gates basically cost $400k per station which further proves that they do not have a return on investment.
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