Recently, the Government of B.C. announced a new strategy to double transit ridership in British Columiba by 2020, by making significant strategic investments in the development of a comprehensive transit infrastructure development plan. This will reinforce comprehensive community developments where public transit is the catalyst in establishing new neighbourhoods and employment zones around transit stations and along transit corridors.

NAIOP has assembled a dynamic roster of speakers to give you a big picture overview of what these improvements will mean, both in terms of people and goods movements but also in terms of the changes and development opportunities these projects will bring.

New rapid transit lines, Rapidbus BC lines, and energy efficient buses will be established by Province to deliver an outstanding, green transit system for British Columbians. The plan is aimed at doubling transit ridership by 2020, reduing reliance on the automobile, and providing a comprehensive network to support both goods and people movement for an increasingly urban population.

Join Translink's Vice President of Real Estate in a discussion of how Translink is looking at ways to Maximize its real estate holdings and create complementary development opportunities along improved transit routes and the Evergreen, RAV and UBC extensions.

Learn about creating transit-friendly development concepts, what works, what doesn't and the planning principles and policies needed to support mixed use development.