Taxis fares from the airport to downtown Vancouver cost roughly CA$32 to CA$39 (about $25 to $31). The airport is located about 10 miles southwest of the city center.

“Traffic and parking are so bad downtown,” said Cathy Yin, 32, who takes SkyTrain between the two jewelry stores she works at in Richmond and downtown Vancouver. “I save a lot of time.” ...

The map shows a line running from the West Vancouver neighbourhood of Dundarave, east along the waterfront through Ambleside, making a stop at Park Royal, and then continuing underneath the Lions ...