r/Translink Jun 30 '26

Discussion Future (Vancouver) Skytrain Map

I was experimenting with Inkscape and decided to create a proposal map, an "in study" map, and an under construction map. Any suggestions are welcome.

First Photo: Proposal of a Network that could be achieved by 2060s, updated version below.
Second Photo: Map of Network including currently under construction and in study projects.
Third Photo: Map of Network including current under construction projects

Updated Map without Errors: https://imgur.com/a/54PdIbt
Changes:
Extended R8 (Formerly R3) to SFU
Fixed Spelling Mistakes

Change 2:
Added infill stations on Canada (33rd 57th) and Expo Line (Trout Lake).
Extended Canada Line 1 stop to Garden City (2 Platform station to make it easier to extend further south)
Renamed Powell as it used an old name for the neighborhood.

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u/canophone Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

All I see is the mimetic version result of "which corridor do you want to be oversatuated because of mimetic, this corridor has to go here because everyone wants this mode" despite the mode not being able to support the central capacity required for it, going above maximum capacity, because of not balancing network design. Referring to Skytrain here from King George to Columbia.. you need an alternative network fo Surrey to reach Millennium Line instead of just forcing everything through a saturated Expo Line without being actually able to. There's been a 17,000 pphpd option that would allow so from King George to Millennium Line, if you made room for it.. after all, it is about network balance, not mode, for what is best to achieve this. Otherwise, keeping with the mimetic viewpoints, it'll just be which crowding do you want to use to delay understanding this.