Cities by the sea

A tale of two marine cities’

Bordeaux & Vancouver have much in common

• Ocean location

• Temperate climate

• Situated on a major tidal river

• A large natural seaport

• Extensive transport links, river, rail, air & road to the hinterland

• Comparable land area, both city & metropolitan areas

• An outstanding urban and architectural ensemble

 SkyTrain is a light rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver. SkyTrain uses fully automated trains on grade-separated tracks, running mostly on elevated guideways.

Lines                          – 3

Track Length             – 88 Km

Daily Ridership        – 400,000

The Bordeaux tramway is an at-grade Light Rail network, using five & seven segment articulated tram cars, running in dedicated ROW’s.

Lines                          – 3

Track Length             – 45 Km

Daily Ridership        – 300,000

To Richard & those other Translink cheer leaders, whose mantra is:-

Trams/streetcars, at-grade LRT cannot possibly serve a comparably sized modern city – you do not have any idea of what you are talking about – look further than your city boundaries as others have got it right.

If your planners were not so hung up on accommodating the car, then you could have it right as well.