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Encyclopedia: Burnaby, British Columbia (2369 words) |
 | It is the seat of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. |
 | Later, it served as an important transportation corridor between Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and the interior of the Province, as well as one of the first-tier bedroom community suburbs of Vancouver itself, along with North Vancouver and Richmond. |
 | Situated between the City of Vancouver on the west and Port Moody, Coquitlam and New Westminster on the east, the City is further bounded by Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River on the North and South respectively. |
| Downtown Transportation Plan (5766 words) |
 | The Vancouver Transportation Plan uses the regional plan as its basic framework, adopting the broad targets of access to the city and the Downtown. |
 | The provincial Ministry of Transportation and Highways finally determined in 1998, that the Lions Gate Bridge would be repaired and that there would be no increase in the number of lanes on the Bridge. |
 | Using the computer transportation models, the project team will work together with the public to gain a better understanding of the system-wide transportation problems and impacts, and examine how expected changes will affect the road network, traffic circulation, pedestrian flows and neighbourhood character. |