What We Heard
Stakeholder Consultation Summer 2009 to April 2010 - Phase 1
Through 17 stakeholder meetings between June 2009 and April 2010, stakeholders, including representative from residents, communities, business, faculty and staff, students and other groups, provided input on the evaluation criteria and helped to define the need for rapid transit. They also learned more about the rapid transit technologies and provided feedback on the recommended rapid transit alternatives.
Public Consultation April 2010 to May 2010 - Phase 1
In April and May 2010, the study team presented the recommended alternatives for the future UBC Line to stakeholders and the public, and asked them to confirm if these were the right starting point for more work and identify other potential alternatives.
Through 2,300 online questionnaires, 240 comments submitted online and five community workshops with 400 attendees, six alternatives were confirmed and one additional alternative - the Combination Alternative 2 using bus rapid transit and rail rapid transit - was identified.
Stakeholder and public feedback was considered in designing and evaluating the alternatives presented in Phase 2 consultation.
View our Phase 1 section to find out more about the first round of consultation.
Public Consultation March/April 2011 - Phase 2
From March 30 to April 22, 2011, public consultation took place on the preliminary design assumptions and evaluation of the alternatives. Through 1,500 feedback questionnaires received and the workshop discussions, the following results were recorded:
- Varying levels of agreement with the design assumptions for each of the seven alternatives
- Many agreed or strongly agreed with restricting left turns to facilitate rapid transit movement (47%), 37% disagreed or strongly disagreed, and the rest were neutral
- Sidewalks was ranked the highest priority among the different road space uses by most people (45%)
- Most people agreed or strongly agreed with the preliminary evaluation results (62%), 10% disagreed or strongly disagreed, and the rest were neutral
- Specific suggestions for changes to the design assumptions and evaluation results
We'll refine the alternative designs based on your input and finalize the evaluation and report back to you in early 2012.