I'm sorry but I don't know that many of you seem to understand the current traffic issues/patterns, neighbourhoods or density plans on the north shore. So many of these proposals seem to miss the major centres and/or have alignments in totally unnecessary areas. For any future thoughts, please keep in mind the following:
1. The biggest issue facing local traffic on the north shore is east-west between Park Royal and Phibbs Exchange. Any rapid transit has to deal with this issue first, and then think about the relationship to Vancouver (downtown and/or east van)
2. Do not bother with rapid transit in West Van except for Park Royal. Not only are West Van residents likely the biggiest nimbys in all of Vancouver, but they also have pretty much no density west of Park Royal (nor an OCP that supports more than 1.2 FSR/3 stories).
3. Marine Drive, Lonsdale Quay and Phibbs exchange have to be included in any alignment. Marine Drive between it is the major source of non-Hwy 1 gridlock, and Lonsdale Quay/Phibbs exchange because they are the major hubs which the entire rest of North Van's transit system is based around.
With this in mind, my thoughts are here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-A...h4&usp=sharing I thought that I had shared this previously, but maybe not?
While not a perfect loop (as both Park Royal and Kootenay Loop stations would be in-and-out stations) this layout/alignment would likely be easier to build than going all the way around/under Park Royal and tunneling underneath the hill just east of the 2nd narrows.
The loop would hit all density centres except Central lonsdale and Lynn Valley, both of which pose issues regarding grades/hills, and Lynn Valley would essentially be building a line to nowhere. Buses can serve these areas.
I've tried to envision the line connecting to Vancouver in areas that could be or are either future areas for rapid transit (West End/Denman/Stanley Park & (East Hastings), but the line could be built just from Park Royal to Phibbs exchange.
Due to limited road space much of the line is underground, either cut/cover or bored, but I have tried to take advantage of the rail right-of-way between Fell and Lonsdale Quay.
Lastly, this system would operate in addition to the SeaBus (with improved service of course). It's going to be faster to get on a skytrain at Capilano and Marine and going west making a stop at Park Royal before heading downtown than going east through North Van and crossing under the inlet at Lonsdale Quay and the route will do a better job at addressing east-west traffic which is the biggest issue on the North Shore.