BC Transit

I’ve just returned from my first visit to Vancouver, British Columbia. This is a city that, for reasons of topography and culture, is trying to build up and not out. Hemmed-in by steep mountains that plunge to a jagged coastline, Vancouver is a high-density, high-energy town. There is an extensive bus network that serves the urban core as well as far-flung suburbs. Many of the bus lines are electric, which reduces noise and fumes. A small, fully-automated light rail system, the Sky Train, is undergoing a major expansion, which will take it to the airport and southern suburbs. A network of local and long-distance ferries serves coastal and island communities to the north and west as do the ever-present seaplanes.[Click on photos to see enlarged versions.]