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by Carol Volkart, DRA Newsletter Editor The blocks surrounding the Dunbar bus loop at Dunbar St. and 41st Ave. will look very different in future due to the provincial government’s new Transit-Oriented Areas legislation. The new rules draw two concentric circles around the bus loop – one a distance of 200 metres and the other … Read more
by Bruce Gilmour, DRA President As a very visible presence on Dunbar Street, with my white cane and beautiful companion dog Falina, I get stopped a lot by people who know I’m president of the Dunbar Residents’ Association. Very often, the ensuing conversations are about seniors’ issues – no surprise, since the latest census shows … Read more
By Carol Volkart, DRA Newsletter Editor More danger. Extra time. Less independence. That’s what Bus Balancing has meant for a blind Dunbar resident who has started a website and petition to publicize the impact of TransLink’s bus-stop-cutting program. “I now have to ask strangers to guide me along streets and across intersections,” says Stephanie, a … Read more
By Carol Volkart, DRA Newsletter Editor Dunbar residents may be relaxing after TransLink rescinded plans that would have cut 40 percent of the No. 7 bus stops between 41st and 16th in January, but the larger battle is far from over. The status of some of the saved Dunbar bus stops is unclear, as TransLink’s … Read more
By Carol Volkart, DRA Newsletter Editor Signs went up on bus-stop poles along Dunbar Street this week announcing that TransLink has backed off on plans that would have removed 40 percent of bus stops between 16th and 41st as of January 17th. “We heard you!” the signs say. “Thank you to everyone that provided feedback … Read more
The first two weeks of January will be crucial in persuading TransLink to change its mind about removing many of the bus stops along Dunbar Street on January 17, 2022. Our future transit service depends on large numbers of us speaking up for it. Please write or phone TransLink and ask them to: 1) RETAIN … Read more
The bus stop at 27th & Dunbar, the closest to Stong’s grocery store and the apartments above it, will be gone by January 17, 2022, along with many other bus stops on Dunbar. Residents concerned about the future of transit in our area should be contacting TransLink now. More information and a survey are at … Read more
by Carol Volkart, Newlsetter Editor All along Dunbar, cardboard signs have gone up at every No. 7 bus stop announcing whether it will stay, go or be relocated as of Jan. 17, 2022. Residents have until that date to tell TransLink what they think of its plans to remove nearly half of the bus stops … Read more
I take the route 25 bus to the Canada Line once a week for physiotherapy downtown. Earlier this year, I arrived at my southbound bus stop at 21st Avenue and Dunbar to find a notice that TransLink was eliminating certain bus stops to speed up service and improve reliability. By Angus McIntyre While my stop … Read more