Project Overview
Project Goals
Provide fast, frequent and convenient rapid transit from Coquitlam to Vancouver
via Port Moody and Burnaby
- Provide rapid transit for the communities of Burnaby, Coquitlam and Port Moody
Improve the transportation network throughout Metro Vancouver
- Integrate travel modes and provide connectivity to the wider transit network
- Seamlessly connect with the current SkyTrain network
Increase transportation choice
- Support a reduction in auto use by providing an alternative to single occupancy vehicles
- Increase transit integration
- Increase transit capacity in the Northeast sector
- Ensure speed and reliability of the system
Support growth management
- Support municipal growth management targets established by the region’s Livable Region Strategic Plan
- Contribute to community building by stimulating future concentrated and mixed-use development
- Support existing development and provide support for a positive business environment
Support environmental sustainability initiatives
- Support provincial environmental goals by reducing regional car trips
- Meet regional and local environmental objectives to preserve green space
- Encourage pedestrian traffic along corridor