Burnaby Mountain Gondola Project
TransLink announces 10 year plan of Transport 2050 priorities
May 20, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor On April 20, 2022, TransLink announced their first 10-year priorities of the Transport 2050 plan. Their press release reported they will double the regional bus services and create “up to 170 kilometres of new rapid transit.” According to the press release, “The Transport 2050 Strategy concluded that there is an urgent and widespread need to address climate change, housing affordability, and traffic congestion by increasing and improving transit service as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.” The new rapid transit will be implemented on up to 11 corridors. They will use new zero-emission buses on up…
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What Grinds Our Gears: The gondola getting more attention than the pipeline expansion
March 10, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor Ever since a Burnaby Mountain gondola seemed like a very real possibility, broadcast news, web, and social media have been non-stop. Their focus is valid, not having ignored Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP) issues for…
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TransLink launches Phase 1 of Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit project
September 21, 2020Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer TransLink is working on Phase 1 of the Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit project (BMGT). This centres around public engagement where commuters are asked to voice their opinions through a survey on their preferred route.…
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SFSS report reveals favoured route for the anticipated Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit project
May 18, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) released a report detailing the feedback they received from the Burnaby community on Translink’s Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit (BMGT) project. In late January, the SFSS held an open…
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