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22-768: The building is served by Broadway–City Hall station on the SkyTrain 's Canada Line . Between 1897 and 1929, the Vancouver City Hall was located on Main Street , just south of the Carnegie Library ; that building had previously served as a public market and an auditorium. In 1929, City Hall moved into the Holden Building (built 1911), while the Main Street building became an extension of

44-535: A bus during peak hours on a weekday is 1.5–3 minutes. All of the buses on this route are built by New Flyer Industries of Winnipeg , Manitoba . On average it takes 42 minutes to complete the entire route, or half an hour near the last runs at the end of the night. The 99 B-Line is the busiest bus route in Canada and the United States, with a 2018 average weekday ridership of 55,900 passengers. This number

66-590: A four-storey east wing was begun in 1968 (completed in 1970) and in 2012, city staff gradually started moving out when a study found it would not withstand an earthquake. In 1969, a coat of arms was added, and the original building was declared a Schedule A heritage building in March 1976. Broadway%E2%80%93City Hall station Broadway–City Hall is an underground station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver 's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station

88-664: A major east–west thoroughfare, and connects the University of British Columbia (UBC) to Commercial–Broadway station on the SkyTrain system. It is operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company and funded by TransLink . It is the first and the most popular of the B-Line routes in the regional system. The other B-Lines that followed are based on the 99 B-Line in terms of the use of articulated buses (which can carry 120 passengers) and frequent arrivals for buses. The waiting time for

110-543: A transfer point on the Broadway extension as the station was designed with a "knock-out" panel on the mezzanine level to provide a connection to the Millennium Line platforms under Broadway. Originally scheduled to open in 2025, the opening of the new platforms has been pushed back twice; as of May 2024, it is scheduled to open in late 2027. Broadway–City Hall station is served by a number of bus routes, including

132-455: Is located at the intersection of West Broadway and Cambie Street in Vancouver , British Columbia and is within walking distance of Vancouver City Hall , City Square Shopping Centre , Vancouver General Hospital and related facilities, as well as the surrounding Fairview and Mount Pleasant neighbourhoods. Broadway–City Hall station was built in 2009 and opened along with the rest of

154-453: Is up from approximately 45,000 passengers per day in 2007. The COVID-19 pandemic lowered the ridership of the line; by 2022, it saw around 30,780 trips per weekday, about 54 percent of its peak levels of 57,240 in 2019. The 99 B-Line was created to connect UBC to Lougheed Mall in Burnaby via 10th Avenue, Broadway and Lougheed Highway . Then under the jurisdiction of BC Transit , it

176-552: The Millennium Line . This new line replaced the eastern portion of the 99 B-Line, from Broadway station to its old terminus at Lougheed Mall. It opened in 2002, with the 99 B-Line terminating at then-Broadway station (now Commercial–Broadway station as a result of the 2009 combining of the Expo Line 's Broadway station and the Millennium Line's Commercial station). As the fair bulk of the route's riders are students at UBC,

198-451: The #9 trolleybus route providing east–west local service along Broadway, the #15 serving Cambie Street, and the 99 B-Line operating east to Commercial–Broadway station and west to the University of British Columbia (UBC). Broadway–City Hall is served by a single entrance at the southeast corner of Cambie Street and West Broadway. The 99 B-Line to Commercial–Broadway station stops in front of this entrance. The Crossroads development at

220-468: The Canada Line. The station features large double-height ceilings over the platform area and was designed by the architecture firm VIA Architecture. In 2018, it was confirmed that the Millennium Line would be extended from its current terminus at VCC–Clark station west to Arbutus Street, and eventually to the University of British Columbia . When completed, Broadway–City Hall station will become

242-627: The Carnegie Library. After being elected mayor in 1934, Gerry McGeer appointed a three-man committee to select the location for a new city hall; choices included the former Central School site at Victory Square , and Strathcona Park at the corner of Cambie Street and West 12th Avenue (no relation to the current park in the Strathcona neighbourhood). The panel recommended the Strathcona Park site, and City Council approved

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264-625: The bus at any time to conduct a Fare Inspection. Passengers without valid fare could be removed from the bus or fined. With the rest of the B-Line routes having been rebranded as RapidBus in January 2020, it was decided to keep the 99 B-Line unchanged instead of including it in the rebranding as the Millennium Line Broadway extension will be replacing the eastern section of the 99 B-Line. The extension will include six stations running from VCC–Clark station to Arbutus Street, where

286-406: The corridor, and was discontinued completely in January 2006 to make way for a new route that is about as fast as the #99 Special, the #84, which operates from UBC to the new VCC–Clark station . This new route is supposed to take some pressure off the 99 B-Line. Additionally, curb lanes on Broadway have been converted into bus lanes for rush-hour periods. On June 25, 2007, the 99 B-Line route became

308-458: The first route in the TransLink system to allow passengers with valid proof of payment to board using any of the three doors at any stop. To facilitate this, the bus driver controls the operation of all three doors at each of the stops. Passengers who are paying cash must board through the front door. Fare Enforcement is carried out by Transit Security Officers. Transit Security Officers may board

330-457: The introduction of the U-Pass in 2003, a discounted bus pass for university students, put even more strain on the route's resources. A peak-hour B-Line route called the #99 Special was introduced in 2004, featuring non-stop service to UBC during the morning rush hours and to Broadway station during evening rush hours. This route's "non-stop" moniker was revoked in 2005 to supply more stops along

352-560: The northwest corner of Cambie Street and West Broadway was required by the City of Vancouver to provide space for an entrance to the station. This entrance has yet to be built. The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to Broadway–City Hall station: 99 B-Line The 99 B-Line is an express bus line with bus rapid transit elements in Metro Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada. It travels along Broadway ,

374-457: The route daily during its first two years of operation, 30% more than had been estimated. Of that number, 20% of the passengers used to drive to their destination rather than take public transit. Service had to be extended to late-nights, Sundays and holidays. Service began with a 10-minute headway between UBC and Broadway station, 10–20 minute headway between UBC and Brentwood Mall , and 30 minute headway between UBC and Lougheed Mall. Frequency

396-520: The same year as construction began. Each lock plate on the outer doors displays the Vancouver Coat of Arms , and each door knob bears the monogram of the building. The ceiling on the second floor of the rotunda was made of gold leaf from several British Columbia mines. After winning the civic election on December 9, 1936, George Clark Miller became the first mayor of Vancouver to occupy the then-new city hall, on January 2, 1937. Construction on

418-420: The selection in 1935, making Vancouver the first major Canadian city to locate its city hall outside its downtown. Construction of the new City Hall began in 1936 (Vancouver's Golden Jubilee ) on January 3, and the first cornerstone was laid by McGeer on July 2. A 2.4-metre (8 ft) statue of Capt. George Vancouver , by Charles Marega , was placed at the front of the building. It was unveiled on August 20 by

440-424: The visiting Lord Mayor of London , Percy Vincent. Vincent also presented several gifts to the city, including a civic mace, and a sprig "...   from a tree in the orchard where a falling apple gave Isaac Newton the idea that led to his theory of gravity ". The mace and the statue still reside at city hall. Construction cost $ 1 million and was completed on December 1, 1936, allowing the building to be opened in

462-580: Was increased as demand increased, but only in the UBC to Broadway station section, with 7.5 minute headway. Soon the Lougheed Mall section was improved to 15-minute headway. Today the 99 B-Line operates on a 2-minute headway in the morning peak direction, with a 4.5 minute day base headway. In the late 1990s, the British Columbia government approved the construction of a new SkyTrain line called

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484-559: Was launched on September 3, 1996 and started out using a few high-floor articulated buses and regular-sized buses. It became apparent that the regular buses could not handle the demand as this route soon became the most popular route in the system. By September 1998, 60-foot low-floor articulated buses were used for all trips, adorned with a distinctive B-Line livery. During rush hours, the B-Line uses curb lanes designated as bus lanes on Broadway from Commercial–Broadway station to Arbutus Street. An estimated 12,000 passengers per day used

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