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  1. Map of Vancouver with a dot for each of the 59 advance voting places and the SkyTrain lines. 52 navy dots, spread across the city, have frequent transit every advance day. 7 rust dots, scattered from Kitsilano to Hastings-Sunrise, take more planning.
    Advance voting places and frequent transit. Buses every 15 minutes or better within 400 metres, or SkyTrain within 800 metres, on every advance day.
    Citywide

    Can you get to your voting place without a car? Almost always

    52 of Vancouver’s 59 advance voting places have a bus every 15 minutes or SkyTrain nearby on every advance day. Here are the seven that take more planning.Practical guide · 4 min read
  2. A large crowd on Granville Street near Smithe Street during the 2026 World Cup
    Granville Street at Smithe during the World Cup on June 18, 2026, before the later seven-week pedestrian programme. Archive photograph. Photo: Northwest / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0. Resized for web.
    Granville Street

    Granville's pedestrian summer is over. What worked beyond the busiest blocks?

    Downtown Van says the early response was encouraging, but results varied by block and business. A fuller assessment is due by winter.News brief · 2 min read

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    Can you reach Davie shops during construction?

    Walk the detours, check accessible routes and ask shops what customers need to know.

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    Which missing bike connection comes next?

    Follow one useful route through its design, funding and construction decisions.

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