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INFORMATION BULLETIN For Immediate Release Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure 2021TRAN0059-000813 May 3, 2021 Updated Broadway Subway exterior station designs open to public input VANCOUVER ʹWith Broadway Subway project site preparations underway and major construction soon to begin, the updated street-level designs of the six new Broadway Subway stations are available for public feedback. The online open house of the proposed station designs began on April 29, 2021, and runs through May 12. The project team is asking for input on the above-ground station features, including entrances, the adjacent plazas and other street-level aspects of the stations, as part of the station͛s design advisory process, developed in collaboration with the City of Vancouver. The first online open house on station design was held in fall 2020. In response to public participation and feedback from project partners, the station designs have been updated to include: improved lighting; accessible paving treatments (tactile, coloured, slip-resistant) to make station access safer for all; reconfigured bike parking amenities; enhanced seating in exterior station plazas; and better integration with the neighbourhood and design features to provide a sense of place. Input from this second online open house will be considered in finalizing the station͛s street- level designs. The Broadway Subway project is a 5.7-kilometre extension of the Millennium Line from sůĂƌŬ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶƚŽƌŽĂĚǁĂLJĂŶĚƌďƵƚƵƐ͕ǁŝƚŚƐŝdžŶĞǁƐƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ͘/ƚǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨĂƐƚ͕ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ and convenient SkyTrain service to B.C.͛s second-largest jobs centre, world-class health-care services, an emerging innovation and research hub, and growing residential communities. Once open in 2025, the commute from VCC-Clark to Arbutus Station will take 11 minutes, saving the average transit commuter almost 30 minutes a day and relieving traffic congestion along Broadway. Learn More: To see the updated street-level designs of the stations and to provide comment, go to the online open house at: https://broadwaysubwayproject.civilspace.io/en More information on the Broadway Subway Project, including current construction activities, is available online at: www.broadwaysubway.ca Follow the Broadway Subway Project on: Twitter: @BroadwaySubway_ Facebook: @broadwaysubway Contact: Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Media Relations Government Communications and Public Engagement 250 356-8241 Connect with the Province of B.C. at: news.gov.bc.ca/connect.