Tri-City transit users can weigh in on potential changes to bus routes that will be feeding in to the Evergreen Line next fall.'
TransLink is planning more than 85 transit changes throughout Metro Vancouver in order to deliver on priorities identified in area transit plans, integrate bus service to connect with the Evergreen Line, speed up travel time on busy routes and extend service to areas with high demand.
The public can offer their thoughts on the proposed changes in an online survey that is available until Nov. 6.
There are several changes suggested for the Tri-Cities region, divided into seven sub-regions, with an online map showing the current routes and where the changes could be implemented.
Some of the more significant changes include eliminating the 97 B-Line and 190 routes and redesigning the C37 and C38 routes to cover more areas of Port Coquitlam, though TransLink is not proposing extending bus service up Burke Mountain. Under the plan there would be additional shuttles Port Moody's northern sections and Coquitlam Central to feed into the Evergreen Line, as well as a new route between SFU and Burquitlam Station.
Also proposed are changes to: the 160 and C24 routes in Central Tri-Cities; the C40 in Northeast Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam; the 159, 169 and C40 in Port Coquitlam-South Coquitlam; the 178, C26, C27, C28, C29 and C30 routes in Port Moody-North Coquitlam; the 143, 151, 153 and 157 routes in Southwest Coquitlam; and, the TrainBus and 701 on the West Coast Express route.
• For more details on the proposed route changes, and to access the survey, visit www.translink.ca/tnc.
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