Public Transit Worksheet

AS 8/9 Name: MH Block: B/G Class: MYAS8
Transit in Vancouver Date: March 14, 2007

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1. What is the website to find information on bus and transit schedules for the lower mainland?
http://www.translink.bc.ca

2. Which form of transit operated by a bus company floats on water?
SeaBus.

3. Construction is underway for which part of the Skytrain Line?
The Canada Line (Richmond-Airport-Vancouver) and the Evergreen line.

4. How many stations are there on the millennium line?
29

5. What does it take to qualify for a concession fare?
You must have a GoCard, or be an elementary school student.

6. How much is a monthly transit pass?
$40.

7. What are the general rules for street proofing yourself?
Remember to keep an lookout for personal possessions, and also to keep a lookout in general.

8. How many people board public transit per day in the lower mainland?
Roughly 766,000.

9. What is the fastest way to get from Churchill to Langara College on public transit?
Take the 15th to Cambie and 41st , and then take the 49th to Langara College.


10. What time does the NightBus run until?
Rougly 4:00 AM

11. What authority do the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Police have?
The same authority the provincial police has: drug laws, arrests, enforcing criminal code beyond transit property, tickets for fare evasions, etc.
12. In Vancouver, you have to be very careful of rampant crime, including shootings, stabbings, muggings, and other random acts of violence. Is this statement true or false?
False

13. What does it mean that property crime is high in Vancouver?It means that theft/pick pocketing/etc. is high in Vancouver.