Bus Stop Balancing Begins September 21 We’re consolidating and removing bus stops that are too close together to improve travel times and reliability for bus customers.
Fewer bus stops along a route mean:
Faster and More Safer and Benefits to Reliable Commutes Smoother Rides Non-Riders
Improved overall trip times with more More space on buses for physical More curb space for parking, reliable buses and fewer delays distancing due to evenly distributed patios, or other uses passenger loads Maintain convenient access with More sidewalk space to enhance 5 minutes or less of walking or rolling More comfortable rides with less physical distancing and accessibility between most bus stops stopping, starting, and lane changing Improved traffic flow
ROUTE 2 PILOT PROJECT Bus stop balancing begins with a six-week pilot project on Route 2 from September 21 to October 31. Route 2 runs from Burrard Station in Downtown Vancouver to Kitsilano and Dunbar via Cornwall Ave, MacDonald St, and MacKenzie St. Route 2 has some of the closest bus stop spacing in the region. Half of the stops are less than 205 metres apart (about 2 blocks), which is shorter than the distance between the SeaBus and Expo Line platform at Waterfront Station. To minimize impacts on customers, we’re proposing changes to approximately one in four bus stops along Route 2: • For customers, this means savings of over 4 minutes per round trip. • For our region, this means annual savings of over $140,000 and 1,300 weekday service hours, which can be reinvested and reallocated to the bus routes that need it most.
HOW WERE THESE STOPS SELECTED? We’ve carefully considered the physical constraints, accessibility, convenience, and transit performance, among other criteria, at each bus stop to minimize Quick Facts impacts on customers, residents, and businesses. As a result, 86 per cent of customers will not need to adjust their journey. Only 14 per cent of customers • Approx. two-thirds of TransLink on Route 2 may experience a longer walk or roll of up to 3 minutes, which will bus stops are too close together be offset by a shorter trip on the bus. (less than 300 metres apart), based on Transit Service Guidelines. WHY NOW? Our region has a unique opportunity to rethink how our roadways and cities can • TransLink buses spend over work better for everyone. Changing the region’s roads to improve the reliability 700,000 hours at bus stops each of buses makes transit a more attractive transportation option, both during and year, resulting in annual operating after the pandemic. The results of this pilot project will help inform future bus costs of approx. $73 million. stop balancing initiatives on other corridors across Metro Vancouver. • 86 per cent of Route 2 customers will not need to adjust their journey. Only 14 per cent may WE VALUE YOUR FEEDBACK experience a longer walk or roll Visit translink.ca/busstopbalancing to learn more and let us know what you of up to 3 minutes, which will be think about the changes by October 31. You can also send us an email at offset by a shorter trip on the bus. [email protected]. translink.ca Bus Stop Balancing Map Route 2
Legend Alberni St Regular Service W GeorgiaW Pender St St Removed Stop Current Stop Burrard Non-Accessible Stop Station
Harwood St Served by Route Only Beach Ave Robson St Thurlow St
Burrard StSmithe St Nelson St Davie St Cornwall Ave Arbutus St Maple St Cypress St Burrard St Burrard W st Ave W th Ave W th Ave W th Ave
Macdonald St W th Ave W th Ave Granville St Alma St Larch St Vine St Trafalgar St Balsam St Trutch St Yew St W th Ave W Broadway W th Ave
W th Ave W th Ave W th Ave Mackenzie St W th Ave Quesnel Dr W th Ave W st Ave List of Removed Stops W King Edward Ave W rd Ave Downtown Dunbar & MacDonald–th Alamein Ave SB Burrard St at W Georgia St WB Cornwall Ave at Maple St NB Mackenzie St at W Ave SB Macdonald St at W Ave W th Ave NB Mackenzie St at W Ave SB Macdonald St at W Ave W th Ave W th Ave NB Mackenzie St at W Ave SB Macdonald St at W Ave Collingwood St Blenheim St Carnarvon St Dunbar St NB Macdonald St at W Ave SB Macdonald St at W Ave W st Ave NB Macdonald St at W Ave SB Quesnel Dr at W Ave W nd Ave NB Macdonald St at W Ave SB Mackenzie St at W Ave Balaclava St Balaclava W rd Ave NB Macdonald St at W Ave SB Mackenzie St at W Ave W th Ave NB Macdonald St at W Ave W th Ave Dunbar Loop W th Ave NB Macdonald St at W Ave W th Ave EB Cornwall Ave at Larch St W st Ave EB Cornwall Ave at Vine St EB Cornwall Ave at Maple St
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