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Skybridge across the Fraser River on the SkyTrain Expo Line between New Westminster and Surrey. (Shutterstock)
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No SkyTrain service between New Westminster and Surrey due to track issue

Last night's major track issues have continued into the morning.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 31, 2022
Mural installation progress at City Centre Motel in Vancouver, as of late May 2022. (Sabrina Miso Creative)
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City Centre Motel being transformed into Vancouver Mural Fest's largest mural yet

75 artist studios inside, and VMF's largest mural yet on the outside! 🎨

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 28, 2022
Planned First Nations-themed reconciliation crosswalk location on Union Street for Drummond's Walk Urban Trail in Burnaby. (Google Maps)
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Burnaby to fund $20,000 First Nations-themed crosswalk by elementary students

It will be installed in time for the last week of school in June.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 28, 2022
Cobblestone pavers are in poor condition across Gastown, including on Water Street at the intersection with Carrall Street. (Google Maps)
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Some repair work underway on Gastown's worn-out cobblestones

"The practice of filling in missing bricks with asphalt is unacceptable."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 28, 2022
Artistic rendering of 1302-1318 East 12th Avenue, Vancouver. (Sea to Sky Architecture/XGX Apartment)
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Rental homes proposed for long-vacant corner at 12th Avenue and Clark Drive

The long-vacant corner of 12th Avenue and Clark Drive will finally be developed.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 28, 2022
First Nations welcome during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. (International Olympic Committee)
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Indigenous-led Vancouver 2030 Olympic bid prepares to take next big step

The momentum is building for Vancouver 2030 🇨🇦

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 27, 2022
Concrete barriers for the bike lane on Stanley Park Drive, Summer 2021. (Vancouver Park Board)
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Park Board seeking public input on reducing car traffic in Stanley Park

A study to reduce traffic even further is in the process of being finalized.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 27, 2022
Conceptual artistic depiction of 203 Street Station on the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain. (Government of BC)
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BC government commits $2.4 billion for TransLink's new electric buses, SkyTrain

This includes Surrey-Langley SkyTrain and 500 battery-electric buses 🚆🚍

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 27, 2022
A new coach bus operated by FlixBus in North America. (FlixBus)
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FlixBus: Vancouver to Seattle bus service launches in June with $18 fares

An ultra-low-cost route with new buses featuring free WiFi and other amenities! 🚍

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 27, 2022
99 B-Line bus (left) and SkyTrain Canada Line (right). (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink ridership rebound: 2021's busiest bus routes and SkyTrain stations

TransLink's ridership recovery is exceeding most major systems in Canada and USA.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 27, 2022
Artistic rendering of 508 Powell Street, Vancouver. (NSDA/Lookout Housing and Health Society)
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Governments announce $49 million for new Downtown Eastside social housing

114 units of new additional social housing will be ready by 2024.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 27, 2022
Highly preliminary concept of the new Royal BC Museum in downtown Victoria; not the actual design. (Government of BC)
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This is the $1 billion concept and rationale for the new Royal BC Museum

The "risk of doing nothing" could "wipe out our culture" in British Columbia.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 27, 2022
TransLink electric-battery bus (TransLink)
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Electric buses and washrooms: Mayors' Council approves TransLink's investment plan

And an overhaul of the Compass and fare gate system is planned.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 26, 2022
2021 artistic rendering of Senakw. (Revery Architecture/Westbank/Squamish First Nation)
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Squamish First Nation and City of Vancouver reach agreement on Senakw project

Construction on the first phase of 6,000 new homes is expected to begin this year.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 26, 2022
Non-Partisan Association members and candidates participating in a Chinatown cleanup event in May 2022. (NPA)
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NPA names candidates for 2022 civic election, signals it will be tough on crime

This includes crime analysts and a former CSIS intelligence officer.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 25, 2022
Two different types of new bus seats available to the public to test at Lonsdale Quay's SeaBus terminal. (TransLink)
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TransLink testing different types of seats for future buses 

Which seat feels "just right?" 🚍💺

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 25, 2022
Preliminary concept for the redevelopment of the former Safeway site at 4545 West 10th Avenue in Vancouver's West Point Grey Village. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/BentallGreenOak)
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530 rental homes and new grocery store proposed for West Point Grey Safeway site

1,000+ new residents and new retail will catalyze West Point Grey Village's revitalization.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 25, 2022
Revised 2021 design of the new building for the Vancouver Art Gallery at Larwill Park. (Vancouver Art Gallery)
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Opinion: $1 billion for new Royal BC Museum, but what about Vancouver Art Gallery?

Vancouver Art Gallery's budget hole for its new home is $160 million.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 25, 2022
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