Burnaby, British Columbia

Burnaby, British Columbia, is a city immediately east of Vancouver. It was incorporated in 1892 and achieved City status in 1992, one hundred years after incorporation. It is the seat of the Greater Vancouver Regional District.

Transportation

The Vancouver SkyTrain rapid transit system crosses Burnaby from east to west in two places: in the south along the Expo Line (completed in 1986) and in the middle along the Millennium Line (completed in 2001). The SkyTrain has encouraged closer connections to New Westminster, Vancouver, and Surrey, as well as dense urban development at Lougheed Town Centre on the city's eastern border, at Brentwood Town Centre in the centre-west, and most notably at Metrotown in the south.

Related Topics:
Vancouver SkyTrain - Expo Line - 1986 - Millennium Line - 2001 - Surrey - Metrotown

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Major north-south streets crossing the City include Boundary Road, Willingdon Avenue, Royal Oak Avenue, Sperling Avenue, Gaglardi Way, and North Road. East-west routes linking Burnaby's neighbouring cities to each other include Hastings Street and the Barnet Highway, Lougheed Highway, Kingsway (which follows the old horse trail between Vancouver and New Westminster), and Marine Drive/Marine Way. Douglas Road, which used to cross the city from northwest to southeast, has largely been absorbed by the Trans-Canada Highway and Canada Way. Since the 1990s, Burnaby has developed a network of cycling trails. It is also well served by Greater Vancouver's bus system, run by the Coast Mountain Bus Company, a division of TransLink.

Related Topics:
Trans-Canada Highway - 1990s - TransLink

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