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Transit Network Review 2019 Transit Network Review 2019 translink.ca TRANSIT NETWORK REVIEW | 2019 Table of Contents Overview .................................................................................................................................................1 Public and stakeholder engagement ........................................................................................................3 Outreach and engagement at a glance .....................................................................................................4 Next steps ...............................................................................................................................................5 What we heard and what we’re doing .......................................................................................................7 68 and 70, UBC ...................................................................................................................................7 New Service (Route 80) – River District, Vancouver ..............................................................................9 New Service (Route 338) – East Fraser Heights, Surrey ......................................................................12 New Service (Route 368) – 68th Avenue, Surrey ................................................................................14 351 and 352, South Surrey – White Rock – Bridgeport ....................................................................... 17 502 and 503, Surrey and Langley ......................................................................................................21 N10 and N15, Vancouver and Richmond .............................................................................................23 407, Richmond ..................................................................................................................................25 404, 405 and 416, Richmond .............................................................................................................28 408, Richmond..................................................................................................................................31 Phibbs-Metrotown Express Bus, North Vancouver and Vancouver ......................................................33 New Service (Route 31) – River District, Vancouver ............................................................................36 Appendix I: Route-by-route levels of support .........................................................................................38 68 and 70, UBC .................................................................................................................................38 New Service (Route 80) – River District, Vancouver ............................................................................38 New Service (Route 338) – East Fraser Heights, Surrey ......................................................................39 New Service (Route 368) – 68th Avenue, Surrey ................................................................................39 351 and 352, South Surrey – White Rock – Bridgeport .......................................................................40 502 and 503, Surrey and Langley ......................................................................................................41 N10 and N15, Vancouver and Richmond .............................................................................................42 407, Richmond ..................................................................................................................................43 404, 405 and 416, Richmond .............................................................................................................44 408, Richmond..................................................................................................................................45 Phibbs-Metrotown Express Bus, North Vancouver and Vancouver ......................................................45 New Service (Route 31) – River District, Vancouver ............................................................................45 Appendix II: What we did and who we heard from ..................................................................................46 Public and stakeholder engagement ..................................................................................................46 Outreach – in-person notification ......................................................................................................47 Outreach – online notification ...........................................................................................................47 Outreach – print notification .............................................................................................................48 Media coverage .................................................................................................................................50 Survey respondents’ demographics .................................................................................................. 51 Survey respondents’ engagement feedback ......................................................................................53 translink.ca TRANSIT NETWORK REVIEW | 2019 1 Overview The 2019 Transit Network Review is part of our ongoing management of the bus network. Reviewing and adjusting the network allows us to best serve customers by relieving overcrowding, increasing the span of service on existing routes and providing new services to communities across Metro Vancouver. Through the Transit Network Review, we review and refine improvements identified in plans such as the Mayors’ 10-Year Vision and our Area Transportation Plans, and identify other emerging customer needs. The Review is informed by customer feedback and includes public consultation to ensure that projects best meet customers’ needs prior to implementation. With new funding from the Phase Two Investment Plan of the Mayors’ 10-Year Vision we are able to deliver more and better service across the region. Delivering new or improved Delivering improvements outlined in service outlined in the Phase Two the Southwest Area Transport Plan Investment Plan The Southwest Area Transport Plan (SWATP) New transit services, including new routes in recommended changes to improve and simplify areas that currently have no transit access, and on the network in that subregion. The SWATP was corridors with existing service that is overcrowded. completed in 2018 after an extensive public engagement process, and was endorsed by New routes: Richmond, Delta and Tsawwassen First Nation. River District Proposed route changes: • New 80 River District/Marine Drive Station. Richmond/YVR NightBus • New 31 River District/Metrotown. • Improving connections to YVR by extending East Fraser Heights route N15. • New 338 East Fraser Heights. • Simplify service pattern on route N10. 68th Avenue, Surrey Steveston – Bridgeport – Knight St • New 368 Scottsdale/Sullivan via 68th Ave. • Redesign route 407 to become two routes, both connecting to Bridgeport Station. North Vancouver/Burnaby Riverside – No 5 Rd – Bridgeport • New 222 Phibbs/Metrotown Express. • Changes to routes 404, 405 and 416 to simplify the network and add service to Riverside Industrial Area and new residential developments along River Drive. translink.ca TRANSIT NETWORK REVIEW | 2019 2 Modifying existing routes to address overcrowding or respond to customer feedback Despite expanding our bus service extensively since the implementation of the Mayors’ 10-Year Vision in 2017, overcrowding and pass-ups are occurring across the region due to several consecutive years of record ridership growth. Some of this overcrowding is being addressed by bus service expansion funded through Phase Two of the 10-Year Vision. In addition to this, we have identified other potential adjustments to the transit network that would allow us to provide additional service on parts of the network where customers are experiencing overcrowding . Proposed route changes: South Surrey – White Rock – Crescent Beach • Changes to routes 351 and 352 to allow for the introduction of double decker buses on route 351 to address overcrowding. Fraser Hwy • Changes to routes 502 and 503 to address overcrowding along Fraser Hwy. UBC • Changes to routes 68 and 70 to address crowding on the UBC circulator shuttles. Ironwood – Richmond Centre • Simplify the service pattern on route 408 to make it easier to understand for customers. translink.ca TRANSIT NETWORK REVIEW | 2019 3 Public and stakeholder engagement Public and stakeholder engagement is a key component of the Transit Network Review. Engagement provides an opportunity for the public to learn about proposed service changes and provide feedback on all elements of service, from routing and service levels to hours of operation. In 2019, we held two consultation periods where we invited feedback on proposed changes from customers, residents, transit operators, members of the community, municipal staff and elected officials. The consultations included a variety of techniques to reach and engage the public including in-person and online opportunities which are detailed in the following section. Proposals consulted on between April 2 to 18, 2019: UBC (68, 70) Richmond/YVR NightBus (N10, N15) River District – New Service (80) Steveston – Bridgeport – Knight St (407) East Fraser Heights – New Service (338) 68th Avenue – New Service (368) Riverside – No 5 Rd – Bridgeport (404,
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