[cabotp]

Looking at the map, I realize it's a shorter distance from Millenium Line VCC King Edward station to Canada Line City Hall than the length of the Burquitlam tunnel on the Evergreen Line.

Why don't we concentrate on this piece of vital surgery (VCC to City Hall) before ANYTHING else? It would add karmic energy to the whole system overall. (Plus, it would provide a needed and convenient connection) ;)

While it would be nice to get that section done asap. I also know that if that suddenly started to get built. You would have so many people crying "Vancouver always gets what it wants".

So for that reason I feel we need to do the Evergreen first as it was next on the list.

If they had the money I'd say do both at the same time.

[trofirhen]

The tunnel to Cambie would probably not cost very much, either, if it was piggy-backed to another project that already uses a tunnel boring machine (i.e. Evergreen).

But realistically, it makes more sense to extend Millennium at least to the hospital district. When people talk about all of the jobs and services in "Central Broadway", the hospital district is the lion's share of that. That means building the line at least to Oak.

A couple of extra km of track past Cambie would greatly extend the influence of the SkyTrain network as a whole.

Thanks for pointing that out. Yes!! Go for it, go for it, go for it!! :yes:

[AMTDGT]

While it would be nice to get that section done asap. I also know that if that suddenly started to get built. You would have so many people crying "Vancouver always gets what it wants".
So for that reason I feel we need to do the Evergreen first as it was next on the list.
If they had the money I'd say do both at the same time.

It would be cheaper in the long run to use the TBM on Evergreen tunnel, then move it to Vancouver, to dig a tunnel to say Arbutus (heck why not Blanca) in stead of getting another one in a few years. The politicians should be able to spin that one especially if they finish the Evergreen & its stations first, before a Vancouver station opens.

To begin with, you only need to build the Cambie Canada line transfer station and the UBC station, with the rest of the stations phased in as money and political will comes available. Imagine the Airport traffic feed from both the Millennium / Evergreen and Expo lines. Might even pay for the Cambie station. Eventually the West Broadway NIBYs would get on side and demand their stations be built. All the UBC traffic under them would be too big of a incentive for them not to change.
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[cabotp]

It would be cheaper in the long run to use the TBM on Evergreen tunnel, then move it to Vancouver, to dig a tunnel to say Arbutus (heck why not Blanca) in stead of getting another one in a few years. The politicians should be able to spin that one especially if they finish the Evergreen & its stations first, before a Vancouver station opens.

To begin with, you only need to build the Cambie Canada line transfer station and the UBC station, with the rest of the stations phased in as money and political will comes available. Imagine the Airport traffic feed from both the Millennium / Evergreen and Expo lines. Might even pay for the Cambie station. Eventually the West Broadway NIBYs would get on side and demand their stations be built. All the UBC traffic under them would be too big of a incentive for them not to change.
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That could be quite possible. If the public consultation happens quickly enough and they make the decision on what they want to build on Broadway.

If the money is there at the time they could in theory start digging the Broadway tunnel after the Evergreen line tunnel is done.

What would through this plan is if the Broadway decision wasn't made you yet or there were financial problems. :(