SkyTrain and SeaBus and Trolleys, Oh My!: Episode 66

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Vancouver, Canada's third city, is one of few remaining North American trolleybus hubs, and it's home to the exemplary automated SkyTrain system. We talk about history, ferries, expansions, Olympic streetcars, and more.

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References & notes

  1. [1] Mass Transit: MBTA determines capital needs exceed $24 billion
  2. [2] Wikipedia: SeaBus
  3. [3] CPTDB Wiki: West Coast Express
  4. [4] Wikipedia: West Coast Express
  5. [5] Wikipedia: Expo 86
  6. [6] Wikipedia: Millennium Line
  7. [7] Wikipedia: SkyTrain (Vancouver)
  8. [8] Railway Technology: Vancouver SkyTrain
  9. [9] Wikipedia: History of the SkyTrain
  10. [10] The Canadian Encyclopedia: SkyTrain
  11. [11] Wikipedia: Trolley buses in Vancouver
  12. [12] CPTDB Wiki: Trolleybuses in Vancouver
  13. [13] Wikipedia: TransLink (British Columbia)
  14. [14] Wikipedia: Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway
  15. [15] Railway Preservation: Canadian Streetcar Systems - Vancouver
  16. [16] CBC News: 8 years later, this Vancouver Olympic legacy gathers weeds
  17. [17] Wikipedia: Vancouver
  18. [18] Wikipedia: Vancouverism
  19. [19] Slow Streets: Why TOD is an incomplete idea in Metro Vancouver
  20. [20] Daily Hive: "Pivotal turning point": Reactions to BC's new transit-oriented development policy
  21. [21] TransLink: Transit-Oriented Communities
  22. [22] Broadway Subway Project