METRO VANCOUVER -- As the population booms south of the Fraser River and north of the Lions Gate Bridge, the head of transit for Metro Vancouver envisions a transit web of rapid buses, trains and light rail stretching over roads and bridges far as Pemberton, Chilliwack and down to the U.S. border to deal with a commuter crush.
TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast said his organization can`t afford to ignore fast-growing communities in the Fraser Valley and Squamish-Lillooet regional districts as it grapples with a regional transit plan for 2040.
By then, Metro Vancouver`s population will have surged to 3.4 million, while the Fraser Valley will have trumped 462,666 people and the population in the Squamish-Lillooet region will have doubled to 68,000.
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TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast said his organization can`t afford to ignore fast-growing communities in the Fraser Valley and Squamish-Lillooet regional districts as it grapples with a regional transit plan for 2040.
By then, Metro Vancouver`s population will have surged to 3.4 million, while the Fraser Valley will have trumped 462,666 people and the population in the Squamish-Lillooet region will have doubled to 68,000.
Read the full article here.