Advances in computing and sensors will likely put robots in the driver’s seat. Automated vehicles are already being tested in cities around the world. And big companies – from Google to GM – are banking on a future of self-driving vehicles.
In just two decades, most passenger vehicles sold in North America could be capable of self-driving.
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From our thermostats to our watches, it seems like all our devices are going online. In just a few years, vehicles of all types will be able to communicate with each other, potentially increasing safety and convenience.
By 2025, it is expected that all new road vehicles will be capable of communicating in some way.
Automated
When the CEO of Shell started driving an electric car, even electric vehicle skeptics did a double-take. Cheaper to run, smaller carbon footprints – electric vehicles are going mainstream. That goes for bikes, cars, trucks, and buses.
By law, all new vehicles sold by 2040 in British Columbia must have zero tailpipe emissions – meaning that electric cars will soon be the norm.
Share your ideas for the future
We want to hear about your bold and creative ideas for the future. This is a once in a generation opportunity to have your input into shaping how we move. And live.
Take our Transport 2050 survey to vote on what’s important to you, plus add your unique voice to a regional forum and share your transportation visions to our idea’s board!
Why own when you can rent? To get around, people are increasingly ditching car ownership for shared transportation services. Shared scooters, bikes, and cars are starting to become common in many places around the world.
Worth over $1 billion per year, Canada’s sharing economy is hot and heating up.
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TransLink is leading the development of Transport 2050, a strategy for transportation in Metro Vancouver for the next 30 years.
Phase 1 of Transport 2050 has concluded. We're ready to share what we heard through the report, Shaping Our Transportation Future, Together. Thanks to the thousands of people who participated in TransLink's largest public engagement ever.
In Phase 2, we’ll be asking the region to help consider trade-offs between different possible approaches for the future of transportation.
TransLink has postponed Phase 2 public engagement due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We’ll provide you with an updated schedule once the COVID-19 recovery timeline becomes more clear.
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Transport 2050 Project Timeline
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Transportation technology is evolving rapidly, bringing new opportunities and challenges, and changing how we move. Many believe the future of transportation will be:
Electrified
Shared
Advances in computing and sensors could put robots in the driver’s seat.
Powered by renewable energy, electric vehicles are taking off.
From scooters to bikes to cars, people are moving from owning to sharing.
Join the discussion next week!
Phase 1 of Transport 2050 has concluded and we're ready to share what we heard through our report, Shaping Our Transportation Future, Together.
Thanks to the thousands of people who participated in TransLink's largest public engagement ever.
TransLink has postponed Phase 2 public engagement due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We’ll provide you with an updated schedule once the COVID-19 recovery timeline becomes more clear.
The Transport 2050 survey is also available in PDF format in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Punjabi.
Transport2050 at Science World
Help us build the future! TransLink is supporting Science World’s Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks exhibit on now through September 2020. Join us there to see our Transport2050 MicroCity animated 3D model presenting the story of Metro Vancouver’s transportation and transit past, present and future.
Please note that Science World is temporarily closed. For more information, visit the COVID-19 Information page on their website.