Could UBC be part of answer to Broadway corridor funding?

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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – UBC could end up being part of the solution to fund Vancouver’s top transit priority.

City Hall and the university have been talking about money for rapid transit along the Broadway corridor.

Vancouver is continuing to try to shore up support for a plan to get SkyTrain service along Broadway right up to UBC; part of the challenge is figuring out funding.

The City’s transportation director, Jerry Dobrovolny, says they’ve had discussions with the university. “We’re committed to a connection, rapid transit subway connection to UBC… and they would have to comment on their potential financial contributions.”

Dobrovolny has also told city council the solution to the Broadway corridor must be SkyTrain service, arguing other options like light rail would cause too many problems in the neighbourhoods.

“We tried very hard and we’ve looked at it for years to see if there was a surface solution west of Arbutus; our conclusion today is no there is not,” he says.

The city has identified rapid transit along Broadway as key to a plan to get two-thirds of city trips by foot, bike, or transit by 2040.

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