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Originally Posted by pdxstreetcar
I've been wondering, what comes next in Vancouver after these (other than UBC extension)? Hastings Skytrain extension/line? Arbutus LRT? North Shore high capacity transit? 41st crosstown line?
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Agreed, it's fun to wonder about this. All of the things you suggest seem worthwhile. Here's a few thoughts:
Hastings Line: Extend the Expo Line from Waterfront down Hastings to SFU, then south to Lougheed. Take over the Lougheed Branch of the Expo Line down to Columbia, where trains would terminate. This would turn the Expo line into a loop with a tail, like the Oedo line in Tokyo or the Circle Line (post-2009) in London.
North Shore: Could be an extension of the Canada Line.
Arbutus: Should it connect to the route of the Olympic Line, or could it go over the Burrard or Granville bridge to Downtown? What to do at the southern end? Do you end at 41st? Do connect with the Canada Line, and where? Marine Drive or across the river at Bridgeport? Would an extension beyond either of those termini be useful?