How do you expect to commute to work in 30 years? Or meet with friends in another city? Or get to shops and restaurants across town?
TransLink is asking Metro Vancouver residents to share their thoughts about regional movement as it develops Transport 2050, a blueprint for transportation to help guide decisions.
Its survey, at transport2050.ca, is the first phase for planning and takes 10 minutes to complete; it’s also available in Chinese (simplified and traditional) and Punjabi.
“We want to hear from everyone across the region and that includes Port Coquitlam residents,” said TransLink spokesperson Lida Paslar. “We’re asking about what people value and what their transportation priorities are so we can shape a new vision.”
TransLink is also calling for bold ideas relating to driverless cars, ride hailing, eScooters and eBikes, and the expansion of the rapid-transit line to eastern suburbs like PoCo.
The agency will review the survey feedback after the September deadline and add it to Phase 2, when TransLink will ask residents next spring to filter the suggestions.
“We will ask the region to help us consider tradeoffs between different packages of ideas, which will eventually shape the final strategy to be delivered late 2020,” Paslar said. “This could be SkyTrain or something else.”
