Street Integration

To fit BRT and LRT in the street, roughly six to seven metres of space is required along most of the route and nine to 12 metres at stations. This means adjusting how road space is shared with other users (pedestrians, cyclists, transit, goods movement vehicles and private cars).

Here are some ways that can be done:

1. Reduce the number of vehicle lanes. Rapid transit moves more people and can shift people out of their cars.
2. Remove left turn bays at some intersections with stations to make room for platforms.
3. Move or reduce on-street parking on one or both sides of the street.
4. Reduce sidewalk width to retain parking or vehicle lanes. Typically sidewalk reduction is greater at stations to allow for platforms.
5. Increased sidewalk width may be possible where parking and vehicle lanes are removed and reallocated space is available.

Purchasing property to widen the road is a possibility, but this is a costly measure and is only considered if the above measures are not enough.

To fit BRT and LRT in the street, roughly six to seven metres of space is required along most of the route and nine to 12 metres at stations. This means adjusting how road space is shared with other users (pedestrians, cyclists, transit, goods movement vehicles and private cars).

Here are some ways that can be done:

1. Reduce the number of vehicle lanes. Rapid transit moves more people and can shift people out of their cars.
2. Remove left turn bays at some intersections with stations to make room for platforms.
3. Move or reduce on-street parking on one or both sides of the street.
4. Reduce sidewalk width to retain parking or vehicle lanes. Typically sidewalk reduction is greater at stations to allow for platforms.
5. Increased sidewalk width may be possible where parking and vehicle lanes are removed and reallocated space is available.

Purchasing property to widen the road is a possibility, but this is a costly measure and is only considered if the above measures are not enough.

Some major intersections on the Broadway corridor would have no turning restrictions:

• All through movements are accommodated for all travel modes using signal coordination.
• Left turns from Broadway / 10th Avenue have dedicated lanes and signal phases.
• Safe crossings for pedestrians at crosswalks are maintained.

Diagram illustrates how BRT and LRT could function at intersections and is not intended to depict the character of the Broadway corridor.

Some major and minor intersections on the Broadway corridor would have left turn restrictions:

• All through movements are accommodated for all travel modes using signal coordination.
• Left turns are not permitted from Broadway / 10th Avenue but are typically permitted to Broadway / 10th Avenue.
• Depending on the context at some intersections, left turns are permitted in one direction but not the other.
• Safe crossings for pedestrians at crosswalks are maintained.

Diagram illustrates how BRT and LRT could function at intersections and is not intended to depict the character of the Broadway corridor.

Most minor intersections on the Broadway corridor would be converted to "right-in and right-out":

• East-west movements are accommodated through signal coordination for all travel modes.
• For general traffic, north-south movement is not permitted across Broadway / 10th Avenue, and left turns are not permitted to/from Broadway/10th Avenue.
• For pedestrians and cyclists, north-south movement is accommodated through signal phasing.
• Safe crossings for pedestrians at crosswalks are maintained.

Diagram illustrates how BRT and LRT could function at intersections and is not intended to depict the character of the Broadway corridor.

To fit BRT or LRT in the street, the specific street impacts on University Boulevard to Blanca are:

• Sidewalk width: reduced at stations and bus stops, and generally widened in other areas.
• Vehicle lanes: no changes to number of vehicle lanes, but some reduction in bike lane width.
• Parking: no changes identified.
• Intersections: no changes identified.

To fit BRT or LRT in the street, the specific street impacts from Blanca to Alma are:

• Sidewalk width: narrowed in most places with larger reductions at stations and intersections with left turn bays.
• Vehicle lanes: reduced from two lanes to one in each direction.
• Parking: parking on one side, with no parking in blocks with bus stops to allow traffic to pass local buses.
• Intersections: major intersection turn movements generally permitted as today. Most minor intersections converted to "right–in / right–out."

To fit BRT or LRT in the street, the specific street impacts from Alma to Arbutus are:

• Sidewalk width: reduced at stations, bus stops and intersections with left turn bays, but generally widened in other areas; bulges removed where parking is eliminated.
• Vehicle lanes: reduced from two lanes to one in each direction.
• Parking: parking on one side, with no parking in blocks with bus stops to allow traffic to pass local buses.
• Intersections: major intersection turn movements generally permitted as today. Most minor intersections converted to "right–in / right–out."

To fit BRT or LRT in the street, the specific street impacts from Alma to Arbutus are:

• Sidewalk width: narrowed in most places, with larger reductions at stations and intersections with left turn bays.
• Vehicle lanes: two travel lanes retained, as today. Current peak period bus lanes no longer provided.
• Parking: current parking primarily available in off-peak periods is removed.
• Intersections: current peak period restrictions become fulltime restrictions. Additional left turn restrictions at some stations (e.g. Cambie, Commercial). Most minor intersections converted to "right–in / right–out."

To fit Option B of the LRT Alternatives in the street, at Great Northern Way, the specific street impacts are:

• Sidewalk width: narrowed in most places, with larger reductions at stations.
• Vehicle lanes: no changes identified.
• Parking: removed on both sides of the street.
• Intersections: no changes identified.

To fit LRT Alternative 2 in the street from Cambie Street to Main Street on 1^st Avenue, the specific street impacts are:

• Sidewalk width: reduced at stations and generally no change in other areas.
• Vehicle lanes: no changes identified as LRT makes use of existing reserved streetcar route.
• Parking: no changes identified.
• Intersections: no changes identified.