When did BC 99 move off Granville Street in downtown Vancouver?

Started by Max Rockatansky, September 12, 2025, 03:12:52 PM

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Max Rockatansky

Does anyone happen to know when BC 99 was shifted off Granville Street north of the Granville Bridge onto couplets along Howe Street and Seymour Street?  Images on GSV have the couplet present from the Granville Street Bridge all the way back to 2007.  Was this realignment part of improvements to downtown Vancouver in advance of the 2010 Winter Olympics?


splashflash

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No, way back in 1974 when Art Phillips was mayor and TEAM was the council.  Granville was converted to a busway and BC99 rerouted along Howe and Seymour.

https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/opening-of-granville-mall-by-mayor-art-phillips-on-raised-platform-with-singer-pat-rose-plus-large-crowd

Max Rockatansky

Quote from: splashflash on September 12, 2025, 09:57:44 PMNo, way back in 1973 or '74 when Art Phillips was mayor and TEAM was the council.  Granville was converted to a busway and BC99 rerouted along Howe and Seymour.

Hence why I ask for a citation. WSDOT maps which I admit probably aren't reliable seem to suggest this needs a serious looking into.  I'm finding this frustrating since this is literally the only thing about BC 99 in Vancouver I can't find anything solid on.  I got about two months to find a real answer.  I rather not something publish on my page with a "I dunno."

splashflash

Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 12, 2025, 10:05:25 PM
Quote from: splashflash on September 12, 2025, 09:57:44 PMNo, way back in 1973 or '74 when Art Phillips was mayor and TEAM was the council.  Granville was converted to a busway and BC99 rerouted along Howe and Seymour.

Hence why I ask for a citation.

See edited comment above.  I can verify it was in the 70s because when I was a kid, the bus mall was there and I knew it had once been open to cars.

Max Rockatansky

Quote from: splashflash on September 12, 2025, 10:12:04 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 12, 2025, 10:05:25 PM
Quote from: splashflash on September 12, 2025, 09:57:44 PMNo, way back in 1973 or '74 when Art Phillips was mayor and TEAM was the council.  Granville was converted to a busway and BC99 rerouted along Howe and Seymour.

Hence why I ask for a citation.

See edited comment above.  I can verify it was in the 70s because when I was a kid, the bus mall was there and I knew it had once been open to cars.

Noted, thank you.

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Max Rockatansky

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Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 13, 2025, 11:40:41 AMCanada.

The amusing thing is that I'm so infrequently in Canada these days that I forgot we have a dedicated board.  The last time apparently was right after I got married in 2019.  Never would have thought that I would be going to Mexico far more often as a married adult having grown up in the Midwest.