Surrey city council has approved a major, three-building development by Thind Properties at 105 Avenue and University Drive.
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Developers join forces to build 4,000 homes in Port Moody
A consortium of major developers are planning to build 4,000 homes in towers up to 36 storeys around the Moody Centre SkyTrain in Port Moody.
Irony: Burnaby requires lots of parking for new TransLink data centre
In an ironic twist for TransLink, the zoning in Burnaby requires 183 parking stalls based on the site’s location within a town centre.
Vancouver’s latest Instagram hot spot: Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain station
TransLink has taken the wraps off improvements to the Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain station, including a new Instagram-worthy public art installation.
SFU gondola project moves forward with city council support
Burnaby city council has voted to continue the planning process for a gondola to SFU on Burnaby Mountain.
Two new renderings of SkyTrain extension to Langley released
Two new renderings of stations along the proposed SkyTrain extension from Surrey to Langley have been released. TransLink recently launched a new website, chronicling updates on the project.
New bike parking opens at King Edward Canada Line station
TransLink has opened its fourth bike parkade, this time at King Edward Station on the Canada Line. The parkades allow people who cycle to and from transit stations to store their bike for the day. The cost is minimal at $1 per day, up to a maximum of $8 per month. The secure bike parkades […]
TransLink building new bus shelter for 99 B-Line passengers
TransLink wants to make waiting for the 99 B-Line bus to UBC a little easier on Vancouver’s notoriously rainy days. Construction starts next week on a new bus shelter in front of the Shoppers Drug Mart on Broadway to shelter 99 B-Line passengers heading westbound. The large glass and steel bus shelter will provide weather […]
Funding for new Canada Line station in Richmond ready nine years early
Richmond is suddenly much closer to getting a new SkyTrain station. Thanks to the frenetic pace of housing development in the Capstan Village area near No. 3 Road, the City of Richmond announced last week that it is handing over $3.5 million to Translink to begin preliminary design of the new Capstan Station. The transit […]
Surrey shows off plans for 27 kilometre LRT line
The City of Surrey has released a new video showing plans for the upcoming Newton-Guildford LRT line. The video says the planned 27 kilometres of LRT will transform neighbourhoods along the proposed routes into “connected, complete and livable communities.” Nineteen stops in total are proposed along the LRT routes, which will be constructed in two […]
Buildings surrounding Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain for sale
More changes could soon be coming to the busy Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station. TransLink is in the midst of a major upgrade to improve the station’s capacity, including a new east platform to serve westbound trains, a new pedestrian walkway over Broadway to connect the Millennium Line, and a new bus shelter and queue system for […]
