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Vancouver driven to improve transportation

Expansion of Southeast First Street takes top spot as city sets priorities for work

By Calley Hair, Columbian staff writer
Published: May 11, 2021, 6:02am
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Drivers navigate a narrow section of Southeast First Street. Vancouver's new Transportation and Mobility Commission created a list of the city's transportation priorities over the next five years, with the First Street build-out at the top of the list.
Drivers navigate a narrow section of Southeast First Street. Vancouver's new Transportation and Mobility Commission created a list of the city's transportation priorities over the next five years, with the First Street build-out at the top of the list. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

The city of Vancouver is drafting a list of transportation projects ranked by importance, with the top priorities aimed at adding capacity to the system’s overused roads.

A project that would expand Southeast First Street in two phases — from 164th Avenue to 177th Avenue, and then east to 192nd Avenue — has been identified as the most crucial update to the city’s transportation system.

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