Port Moody will ask TransLink for better bus service to Glenayre, more frequent West Coast Express trains and an upgraded B-Line for Evergreen Line integration as part of its response to the North East Sector Transit Plan.
The plan suggests priorities for transit infrastructure for the next 10 years. If all the changes are implemented, PoMo would see an overall increase in bus service, including new frequent all-day service along Guildford between Coquitlam Central and Moody Centre Station, and new service to Dewdney Trunk Road.
There would also be new service along Moray Street and a switch to quieter community shuttles on Noons Creek Drive.
But the plan also suggests discontinuing the 97B Line between Lougheed Town Centre and Coquitlam Centre once the Evergreen Line is operating, changing the 160 route to link Coquitlam Central and Brentwood Town Centre SkyTrain stations (instead of going to downtown Vancouver) and limited discussion on improving WCE service.
Councillors Diana Dilworth and Rick Glumac suggested removing a request for TransLink to consult with Klahanie residents on a proposed bus route on Klahanie Drive, saying residents have told them they would rather walk to the existing stop on Murray Street.
But Mayor Mike Clay noted more than 1,200 people live in Klahanie and they "might be surprised to find out that our council is saying on their behalf that they don't want a bus."
"I think we should tell TransLink to do their consultation with their clients," Clay said. "This isn't about us."
Council disagreed, however, and the majority voted not to ask TransLink for consultation on the Klahanie route.
