us route changes

A new TransLink study
reveals thar traffic vol-
ume throughout the
GVRD is rising twice
as fast as the rezion’s

population.

The report — “Regional
Tratfic Growth — Trends,
1996-1999") — finds that
region-wide teatfic volumes
have increased by &% while
the population rose by only
half that number.

Traffic in some areas is up
by as much as 21%, the
report also states.

TransLink’s data shows
that 45% of all adult trips are
in single occupant vehicles.
Adults use passenger vehicles
for 75% of all the trips they
take as opposed to transit or
other modes of wansportation
such as cycling or walking.

Coho

festival

Set for
unday

MORE than 1,500
people took part in
the Coho Walk, 300
runners turned out
for the l4K Coho
run, and celebrity
chefs served 1,400
barbecued salmon din-
ners at the Coho
Festival Sunday last
year.

This year’s festival culmi-
nates in a salmon barbecue
and family fun day at
Ambleside Park on Sunday,
Sept. 10.

The day begins at 7:45
a.m. with the 14-kilometre
Coho Run from Lynn Valley
Mall to Ambleside.

An awards ceremony for
the run will take place after a
10 a.m. pancake breakfast
($2) in the park.

Ar 10 a.m. there will be a
Squamish Nation blessing of
the salmon ceremony, and
from 10 am. to 2 p.m. a
Coho Walk will follow the
path of the salmon as they
return home to spawn along
the Capilano River,

The big salmon barbecue
cuns from 11:30 a.m. to 6
p.m., with food served up at
$12 a dinner by community
leaders and celebrities from
the. world of media and
sports.

Activities throughout the

day. include face painting, -

button making, and a boun-
cy castle for kids, juggling,
live music, sports competi-
‘tions and emergency services
displays.

There are a large number
of new activities planned this
year: fire and police officers
will be facing off in a soccer
demonstration, Lions Gate
Studios make-up and special
effects mobile units, and a
Coast Guard hovercraft will
be on hand.

There will also be a skate-
boarding competition,
Vancouver: Aquarium dis-
plays, and hor. air balloon
rides.

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TransLink has recom.
mended commuters make a
number of changes to best
avoid the traditional back-to-
school and back-to-work
traffic crunch, iacluding:
adjusting work hours to
avoid peak travel times;

@ sharing rides or starting a
car poot,

@ entering TransLink’s ride
share database by calling
879-RIDE,

@ considering work-from-
home options;

@ taking a bus, SkyTrain,
SeaBus oor West Coast
Express;

B walking.
rollerblading.

“TransLink has also made a
number of changes to North
Shore-specilic bus routes.
Effective September 4, the fol-
lowing changes will be made:

cycling or

CAPILANO College holds its annual piano sale Sept.

BM 4239 (Capilano College/
Phibbs Exchange i: late night
service from Phibbs Exchange
to Capiline College will be
improved to operate every 30

a #240 (North Vancouver,’
Vancouver): the #240 service
will be extended Monday to
Friday in’ the p.m. peak
between downtown Vancouver
and North Vancouver via the
Lions Gate Bridge Buses will
operate every 15 minutes
beaveen 6:30 and 9:30 p.m;
FE #246 (Lonsdale Quay/
Highland /Vancouver}: west-
bound morning peak service
will be increased by adding an
earlier trip to Marine and
Garden, where there will be a
timed connection with service
scheduled to arrive downtown
before 6:30 a.m;

@ 4247 (Upper Capilano/

Piano dance

Vancouver}: the afternoon
peak routing will be changed
in the Upper Capilano area to
simplify the route and improve
bus operations. Westbound
buses will travel along
Clements Ave.
Montroval Blvd;
a #258 (West
Vanceuver/UBC): To provide
additional service between
West Vancouver and CBC,
one additional morning wip
will leave Marine Dr. at 25th
Street at about) 7:30) a.m.,
arriving at UBC at 8:18 am.
One additional trip will abo
leave GBC Loop ar about 3:30
pm.

Further information on
routes and schedules is avail-
able from TransLink customer
information at its new number,

33-3333,

— Jan-Christian Sorensen

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