VANCOUVER | Public Transport

[Daguy]

From Friday, Feb. 29:

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[deasine]

From Global BC. They got a few shots of "open stations" but they didn't say which one is which. I'm sure some of you can tell by the pictures here:











EDIT: Not sure what happened to the third and fourth pic. Sorry

[mr.x]

I got this image from the CTV report on the tunnel boring completion. I believe it's our first ever look at the interior of Vancouver City Centre Station on the platform level:

[ssiguy2]

Seeing Vancouver is, byfar and away, Canada's most expensive city couldn't you say that about everyone in Vancouver or BC for that matter?
Actually seeing universities are the bastion of the middle/upper class I think we should cancel all routes to them too. What da yu think?

That is not a logical argument.

[deasine]

There is an openhouse (I forgot to put this post on this forum =[) tomorrow (yes tomorrow) 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Lord Byng Secondary. There will be one more the following day at Riley Community Centre. This openhouse is about the new 33rd Avenue 29TH AVE STN/UBC Crosstown route.

[mr.x]

CTV report on the boring completion:






CANADA LINE BORED TUNNELS COMPLETED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

March 2, 2008
Office of the Premier | Ministry of Transportation

VANCOUVER – A critical phase of Canada Line construction was completed today when the project’s 440-tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through the ground into the future site of Canada Line’s Waterfront Station. The breakthrough completes the second of two side-by-side bored tunnels from just south of False Creek to just north of Pender Street in downtown Vancouver.

“This breakthrough represents an important milestone for this project, which will significantly improve transit service for people throughout the Lower Mainland,” said Premier Gordon Campbell. “I want to congratulate all of the workers for their hard work and dedication, and for completing this critical phase of the Canada Line without a single lost-time injury or accident. This transit expansion will help to encourage compact urban development, get people out of their cars, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, for the benefit of all British Columbians.”

“This successful project clearly demonstrates the benefits of public-private partnerships in large-scale transportation infrastructure projects,” said the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Federal Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. “It also reflects the Government of Canada's commitment to improving public transit capacity.”

“This is a great moment to celebrate the vision, determination and skill of the workers, the project team, our region’s leaders and our Canada Line partners” said TransLink chair Dale Parker. “Every one of them can be proud of this amazing accomplishment, and with the Premier’s massive transit program, it's exciting to realize that we will be celebrating many more ‘breakthroughs’ for
Metro Vancouver’s transit system in the coming years.”

“Today’s breakthrough means we’re one step closer to providing a sustainable, efficient and convenient transportation option to YVR passengers and employees, “ said Larry Berg, president and CEO, Vancouver Airport Authority. “When the Canada Line is operational in 2009, YVR will join just a handful of international airports with a rapid transit link to and from the city centre and communities between. This is an important connection, particularly as we prepare to welcome the world for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.”

“The Canada Line and the planned UBC Line are key pieces in achieving our public transportation goals for Vancouver,” said Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan. “Fast, accessible transit with easy connections is one of the most important ways we can do our part in reducing urban sprawl while lowering our ecological footprint.”

With the completion of the second (inbound) tunnel, the 2nd Avenue tunnel boring worksite will be transformed so that construction of the Canada Line station can proceed. While some station work has already taken place, the worksite has been used primarily for tunnel boring operations.

Approximately 20,000 pre-fabricated concrete tunnel lining segments have been used to construct the 5 kilometres of tunnel walls. The tunnel is 5.3 metres in internal diameter and varies in depth between 10 and 30 metres.

[Neda Say]

Originally Posted by mr.x

This is f-ing hillarious....Sydney's ticket machines:
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This is not hillarious this is scary! This is a nightmare! The only thing worse would be having to read chinese instead of english!

[nova9]

The one in shanghai is kinda like a mix of the MTR and the Sydney one. You choose your starting and destination points but nothing is in English. I read Chinese but in China they use simplified characters and that was a nightmare. I would have taken a picture but the guards kept hounding me about my camera.

[mr.x]

Final Results of UBC Transit Line Survey Released
Respondents favour a tunnel, and want the City to help protect businesses & residents along the route during construction




We promised to keep our Millennium Line Survey respondents up to date on developments surrounding this project. I'm pleased to announce that the final results are now available of the on-line survey of local residents and businesses regarding the completion of the Millennium Rapid Transit Line to central Broadway and UBC are now released to the public.

I want to thank everyone who took time from their busy schedules to complete the survey and give us their ideas. The public consultation process we have initiated in partnership with the City of Vancouver and Translink will give residents, businesses and community organizations the opportunity to help shape the future of their communities for generations to come.

More than 1850 surveys were completed at www.mayorsamsullivan.ca between November 3, 2007 and January 30, 2008. In January, the Province of British Columbia announced their plan to construct a $2.8 billion UBC Rapid Transit Line as part of their province-wide transit strategy.

More than 87% of our survey respondents say they - or a member of their family - would use a completed Millennium/UBC Line. Of those, 48% would no longer use the existing bus service and 28% would be able to leave their car at home. Other key results include:

- Most feel a tunnel system (37%) under Broadway (34%) is the best technology and route for Millennium/UBC Line. 22% favour an elevated Skytrain, 10.5% support streetcar or light rail and 27% want a combination.
- When asked to choose between the least expensive route and the least disruptive route, respondents choose the least disruptive (35% to 18.5%).
- More than 2/3 of respondents want to see the Millennium Line completed all the way to UBC. Only 26% support a phased project.
- An overwhelming amount of respondents (91%) want the municipal government to be an active participant in the project's formal environmental assessment to protect the interest of businesses & residents.
- More than 82% support the establishment of a Business Improvement Association along Broadway in concert with this project.

In addition to protecting the environment and increasing access to UBC, the survey respondents want to see the UBC Line completed to increase access to connecting transit routes, the Broadway business district and health services around VGH. We will consider these results very carefully as we go forward in the coming weeks.

Most of the survey respondents and their families live in Vancouver, Burnaby/New Westminster or UBC (83%). Their principle transit destination is Vancouver (51%) or UBC (33%). More than 77% travel along the Broadway corridor/Millennium Line now. 59% use the current service daily or several times a week.

Respondents used the 99 B-Line more than any other service (45%). Of those 99 B-line users that responded, 48% say they are "passed up" by buses at least 4 times a week.

On a related note, in January City Council supported a motion opposing "cut and cover" construction along the Broadway corridor to UBC. This motion will ensure commercial, congested and confined rights of way will not be impacted by UBC Line construction, and ensure that the City of Vancouver will be a planning partner in any rapid transit development. We definitely want to avoid a repeat of the experience on Cambie Street during Canada Line construction.

[deasine]

I can barely read traditional chinese but I hate reading simplified. Makes me go MADDD!

Anyway there was an open house and the onet oday at Riley Community centre is going to end in less than an hour. But there's no need in going because there isn't much to see...

If you want the images, informations, and few notes about the openhouse for #33 bus, refer to post #521 at SSP:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...&postcount=521

[deasine]

Unique perspective from the Third Floor of the London Building (single guidway section)


Unique perspective from the Third Floor of the London Building (single guidway section)


Unique perspective from the Third Floor of the London Building (single guidway section)


From No. 3 Road (single guidway section)


From Westminster Highway(single guidway section)


Notice the single guideway is pretty thin compared to the double tracked guidway


Shaky image of future Lansdowne Station from the 98 B-Line


Lansdowne Station from 98 B-Line at Lansdowne & No. 3


Lansdowne Station from 98 B-Line


Shaky image of Aberdeen Station from 98 B-Line


Double Guidway near Yoahan Centre from 98 B-Line


Double Guidway at Canadian Tire from 98 B-Line


Canada Line supplies near Sea Island Way (and beginning construction of No. 3 Rd)


Canada Line supplies near Sea Island Way (and beginning construction of No. 3 Rd)

This work (above) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License

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My spring break is going to begin in two weeks and I will take pictures of most of the line with my lumix camera =)

[mr.x]

Updates from Tafryn, March 4:
http://canadalinephotos.blogspot.com/



WATERFRONT STATION BORING MACHINE BREAKTHROUGH





















VANCOUVER CITY CENTRE STATION

[Daguy]

A few pics from Today:


Oakridge Station (now with Track!)

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Nearly completed road restoration just south of Oakridge:

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And I just couldn't resist checking on the guideway again:

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[officedweller]

Nice, thanks!

[deasine]

Those are amazing photos =D

[mr.x]

Demolition Activity at Yaletown-Roundhouse Station
InTransitBC Construction Update

Canada Line Crews are scheduled to begin demolition activity to remove the stairwell, elevator and related material in the underground parkade adjacent to Yaletown-Roundhouse Station beginning next week and continuing for approximately two months. This activity will be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, with the possibility of evening and weekend work if necessary.

Please note dates are subject to change. Daytime work will be in accordance with the City of Vancouver’s Noise Control bylaw, which permits construction between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Sunday’s and holidays. While part of the parkade is temporarily closed, crew and equipment will systematically disassemble the
stairwell, elevator and related structure and electrical works in a controlled and safe manner. Venting fan operation will also be required to provide crews with air while they perform underground activities.

Residents and businesses in the area will experience noise from crews, equipment and venting fans, dust, vibration and general inconvenience resulting from demolition activity. Crews will endeavour to minimize any inconvenience and we thank you for your patience while this work is underway.

The Mainland vehicle bridge will also be subject to intermittent closures at times throughout this activity, as well as during the remainder of station construction. Crews will be intermittently closing the bridge to traffic during daytime hours this week to unload materials. These intermittent closures will only be required when materials arrive at the station and for unloading, which takes approximately two hours. Exact closure times will vary depending on material arrival each day.

Crews will minimize the frequency and duration of the bridge closures as much as possible. While the bridge is temporarily closed, Mainland Street between Helmcken Street and Davie Street will function as a two-way street, with motorists travelling both north and south on Mainland Street. Pedestrians will not be permitted across the bridge during the temporary bridge closures.

On-street parking restrictions will be in effect where crews and equipment are working and parking will be restored at the earliest possible date.




Pictures of the boring breakthrough from the Canada Line website:

[Daguy]

From March 09/08:


Completed Elevated Guideway

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North of Broadway:

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Broadway Station and South:

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It appears that south of this point structural work on the cut-and-cover tunnel has all been completed, and only restoration work remains. This means that only the small stretch of tunnel between here and Broadway Station, and the section between Wendy's and Olympic Station remain for completion of the tunnel (which is mostly completed except from 6th to 8th Ave).

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[officedweller]

Thanks.
The part around Broadway is the most complex - with more sewers and other infrastructure that has had to be relocated/detoured - guess that's why it has taken so long.

[mr.x]

thanks for the update!

[mr.x]

More updates from Tafryn, March 6:



BROADWAY-CITY HALL STATION








OLYMPIC VILLAGE STATION








YVR-AIRPORT STATION