Public engagement on the future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route between Metrotown and the North Shore is underway!

We want your feedback on the project: rank the features that are most important to you, and pick which of the two routes you prefer. You can take take the engagement survey until Sept. 21 and attend in-person open houses between Sept. 4 and 17.

Metrotown-North Shore Bus Rapid Transit

BRT will provide fast, frequent, and reliable service by operating with dedicated bus lanes, transit signal priority at intersections, and weather-protected stations. Buses will operate between Metrotown and Park Royal via the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge.

There are two possibilities for the route south of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge:

• Option 1: Connecting via Hastings Street and Willingdon Avenue.
• Option 2: Connecting via Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway.

While BRT typically operates with dedicated bus lanes, no traffic lanes will be removed on the Ironworker’s Memorial Bridge for this project.

Station locations were determined based on the following main criteria:

• Facilitating connections with major locations like SkyTrain’s Expo Line (Metrotown Station) and Millennium Line (Brentwood Town Centre Station), as well as with SeaBus at Lonsdale Quay Exchange, and other transit hubs like Phibbs Exchange, Kootenay Loop, and Park Royal.
• Supporting growing residential areas and key destinations like Metrotown, BCIT, Brentwood Town Centre, Burnaby Heights, Lynn Creek, Lower Lonsdale, Capilano Mall, and Park Royal
• Speeding up service for customers by having limited stops throughout the corridor that are spaced out.

Facts about Metrotown-North Shore BRT

• The Metrotown-North Shore BRT will span 21 kilometres with 16 or 17 stations depending on the final route option selected.
• Once complete, TransLink estimates the Metrotown–North Shore BRT will have 60,000 daily riders and an end-to-end travel time of 60 minutes during rush hour, which is competitive with driving.
• TransLink estimates that the Metrotown-North Shore BRT would provide rapid transit access to over 85,000 households and approximately 100,000 jobs that are within walking distance of the planned route.

Bus Rapid Transit Program

Through the Access for Everyone plan, TransLink has identified up to nine corridors for BRT implementation; with the first three announced in late 2023. Engagement on the King George Boulevard and Langley-Haney Place BRT corridors took place earlier this year, with nearly 15,000 survey responses and 89 per cent support for the projects.

All three BRT projects have preliminary funding to advance planning work through the 2025 Investment Plan. Further funds will be needed to advance the project, and TransLink is working to secure this funding from all levels of government through future investment plans. TransLink estimates that BRT construction can be completed within three years, once full funding is secured.