UBC has definitely changed their position, but breaking ground on this extension is dependent on BRT expansion and North Shore SkyTrain planning. Luckily, a lot of the buses tied up on the 99 B-Line can be repurposed to serve BRT lines.
The Jericho Lands project, increasing density in Wesbrook Village, and hopefully new projects near Alma/Macdonald will make the business case for this extension stronger. Given the estimated cost of the Arbutus Extension, I’d expect about a $3B price tag?
UBC has definitely changed their position, but breaking ground on this extension is dependent on BRT expansion and North Shore SkyTrain planning. Luckily, a lot of the buses tied up on the 99 B-Line can be repurposed to serve BRT lines.
The Jericho Lands project, increasing density in Wesbrook Village, and hopefully new projects near Alma/Macdonald will make the business case for this extension stronger. Given the estimated cost of the Arbutus Extension, I’d expect about a $3B price tag?