Traffic congestion and unreliable transportation
Development keeps increasing, but our roads and transit are not keeping up.
ResponsibleDistrict, TransLink, Province
Traffic and transportation
Traffic and transportation in the District of North Vancouver
Getting across the District should not be the hardest part of the day. The District controls its own roads, signals, sidewalks and construction permits; the Province owns Highway 1 and both bridges; TransLink runs the buses.
This page says which is which, and what a mayor can actually move.
What residents tell us
The concerns behind this page
Who is responsible
Who actually decides
Each row is a checkable fact, with its source on the Sources and documents page.
| Decision | Who holds it | |
|---|---|---|
| District roads, traffic signals, sidewalks, bike routes and construction permits on District streets — including Lynn Valley Road, Mountain Highway and Mount Seymour Parkway | District of North Vancouver | Confirmed fact Source |
| Highway 1 (the Upper Levels), the Lions Gate Bridge, the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge and their interchanges | Province of British Columbia | Confirmed fact Source |
| Bus routes and frequency, RapidBus, SeaBus, HandyDART and regional rapid-transit planning | TransLink, with investment plans approved by the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation | Confirmed fact Source |
| The North Shore Area Transit Plan — the long-term transit vision for the North Shore | TransLink with the three North Shore municipalities | Confirmed fact Source |
What a mayor can do
- Chair the council that adopts the District’s Transportation Plan and its annual capital budget for roads, crossings and cycling connections.
- Sit on the TransLink Mayors’ Council, where every mayor in the region has a seat and a vote on investment plans and service levels.
- Direct, through council, how the District coordinates and communicates its own construction.
- Speak for the District to the Province on highway and bridge congestion — persistently, with the numbers in hand, and without pretending the District controls them.
What Max proposes
Traffic and Transportation: the proposals
Getting across the North Shore should not be the hardest part of the day. Each proposal says how it would be done, who has to agree, and what it costs or gives up.
1Improve coordination of road construction Proposal
One published District construction calendar, and a working rule that two neighbouring corridors are not closed at the same time when the District controls the permit.
2Advocate for more reliable public transportation Proposal
Use the Mayors’ Council seat to press for North Shore bus frequency and for bus rapid transit, with a single North Shore position agreed with the City and West Vancouver.
3Improve traffic flow Proposal
Signal-timing reviews on the District’s own arterials, published with before-and-after results.
4Make walking and cycling safer Proposal
Keep delivering the active-transportation projects already in the Transportation Plan, starting with school routes and town centres.
5Recognize the needs of drivers, seniors and people with disabilities Proposal
Accessible crossings and bus stops in every town-centre project, and HandyDART reliability raised at the Mayors’ Council.
6Work with regional and provincial transportation partners Proposal
A standing North Shore transportation table with the City, West Vancouver and the Province, with its notes published.
Your questions
What is Max Zahedi’s plan for traffic in North Vancouver?
Coordinate the District’s own road construction so neighbouring corridors are not closed at once, publish the schedule, review signal timing on District arterials, keep building safer walking and cycling routes, and use the mayor’s seat on the TransLink Mayors’ Council to push for more reliable North Shore transit. He does not promise to fix bridge or highway congestion, which the Province controls.
Can the Mayor of the District of North Vancouver fix the Lions Gate or Ironworkers bridges?
No. Both bridges and Highway 1 belong to the Province of British Columbia. A mayor can make the case to the Province and to TransLink, ideally alongside the other North Shore mayors, but cannot widen, re-time or rebuild a provincial crossing.
Who is responsible for Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway?
The District of North Vancouver. They are District roads, so their signals, crossings, lane design and construction scheduling are decisions the District makes and a mayor and council can change.
Sources
- District of North Vancouver — Transportation Plan — The District’s own plan for roads, crossings, cycling and transit-supportive measures.
- District of North Vancouver — Construction projects that may affect traffic — What is under construction now.
- District of North Vancouver — Mountain Highway safety improvements — An example of a District-controlled corridor project.
- TransLink — North Shore area transport planning — The North Shore Area Transit Plan.
- TransLink — Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation — Membership (every municipality in the region) and what it decides.
All sources and documents · All eight priorities
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