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October 2019 preliminary conceptual cross-section artistic rendering of Broadway-City Hall Station's interchange between the Millennium Line and existing Canada Line. (Government of BC)
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Top 20 transportation stories of 2019 in Metro Vancouver

Everything from public transit to road infrastructure and ridehailing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 31, 2019
Vancouver city council's 2019 voting record on market rental housing development proposals, by the number of units. (nm_nvan / Twitter)
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Vancouver city council's voting record on market rental housing at the end of 2019

One city councillor voted against 88% of the new market rental projects.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 31, 2019
Abbotsford International Airport terminal building expansion. (YXX)
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Abbotsford International Airport saw a record 1 million passengers in 2019

It's the first time YXX has seen this many passengers.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 31, 2019
Gap store exterior at Pacific Centre in downtown Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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Gap closing long-running Pacific Centre store

Downtown Vancouver is about to be Gap-less.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 30, 2019
TransLink Compass Card. (Shutterstock)
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No plans for Compass smartphone app anytime soon, says TransLink CEO

A Compass smartphone app is a frequent request.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 30, 2019
Foam food containers. (Shutterstock)
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Reminder: Foam container ban in Vancouver begins Wednesday

Businesses will be banned from using foam cups and containers starting January 1.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 29, 2019
Green traffic lights for traffic signal priority for buses. (Shutterstock)
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Traffic signal priority envisioned for RapidBus in the future, says TransLink CEO

TransLink wants to make its RapidBus routes even faster and more reliable.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 29, 2019
Artistic rendering of the Highway 99 improvements, including bus lanes and a Highway 17a interchange bus stop, for the cancelled 10-lane George Massey Bridge project. (Government of BC)
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New Massey tunnel needs to have good transit features, says TransLink CEO

"Whatever is built needs to have really important transit priority features."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 27, 2019
Uber. (Shutterstock)
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"We don't fear ridehailing," says TransLink CEO

"If it is a net mobility gain, bring it on."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 27, 2019
Snow in downtown Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Snowfall in the forecast for parts of Metro Vancouver tonight

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 26, 2019
Epicentre of the magnitude 6.3 earthquake off the coast of BC on December 24, 2019 at 7:36 pm. (USGS)
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits BC coast on Christmas Eve

This is the seventh earthquake within 36 hours.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 25, 2019
Trolley buses at TransLink's Vancouver Transit Centre next to the Arthur Laing Bridge. (TransLink)
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Trolley bus fleet won't be replaced by electric-battery buses, says TransLink CEO

Trolley buses were first introduced to Vancouver in 1948.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 23, 2019
Burquitlam Station on SkyTrain's Millennium Line. (Shutterstock)
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TransLink CEO says new union contracts achieve balance for both sides

Balancing the needs of workers and transit riders.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 23, 2019
Model of Concord Pacific's highly preliminary design concept for the old Molson Coors brewery development in Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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First glimpse of the redevelopment concept for the old Vancouver Molson brewery

High-density residential and office in towers with sky bridges, right next to Senakw.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 21, 2019
Artistic rendering of 1805 Larch Street, Vancouver. (Metric Architecture / Jameson Developments)
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10 absurd things said by residents against a 5-storey Kitsilano rental building

"The market rental suites are at great risk of foreign renters."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 21, 2019
The exterior of Forrest House at 1143 Eyremount Drive in West Vancouver. (Binning Heritage Society)
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Architecturally unique West Vancouver mansion facing demolition

The 55-year-old mansion is an early example of West Coast modern architecture.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 20, 2019
Artistic rendering of Passages at 10138 Whalley Boulevard, Surrey. (Alison Brooks Architects / IBI Group / Rize Alliance)
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Surrey city council approves new 5-tower redevelopment with 1,100 homes

One of the largest redevelopment's yet for Surrey city centre.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 20, 2019
Spinning Chandelier unveiling at Vancouver House on November 27, 2019. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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Vancouver's Spinning Chandelier now whirling 3 times daily

And it'll be illuminated until 11 pm everyday.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 20, 2019
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