Join us on June 24, 2025 for this in-person, interactive workshop! This is an in-person event in Calgary.
Location: Urban Systems Ltd., 134 11 Ave SE #101, Calgary, AB T2G 0X5
Over the past several years, communities across North America have implemented island platform bus stops (also known as floating bus stops) to accommodate people using transit and people of all ages and abilities who are cycling.
Island platform bus stops provide protected cycling infrastructure that routes cyclists between a bus stop and a sidewalk. Island platform bus stops reduce conflicts between cyclists and motorists; however, they can also introduce new challenges for pedestrians, particularly those with disabilities.
In 2024, TransLink and the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure released the Design Guide for Bus Stops Adjacent to Cycling Infrastructure. While the Design Guide provides detailed technical guidance on how to improve the experience of all users at island platform bus stops, there remain challenges to be addressed in continuing to improve accessibility and remove barriers to people with disabilities at island platform bus Island.
Join us for this interactive workshop to learn more about island platform bus stops, including how to assess when they are the right design approach, what are main issues and barriers that people with disabilities have experience with them, and how to design them to help address the barriers faced by people with disabilities.
The workshop will include a summary of the Design Guide and the experiences from communities across North America, along with a design exercise to apply learnings to real-world contexts.
Brian Patterson
Brian is a senior transportation and brings over 20 years of experience in active transportation planning and design, multi-modal transportation planning, and safety and accessibility. Brian has developed over hundreds of plans, designs, and studies for communities of all sizes across Canada and has been recognized with numerous industry awards. Brian led the development of the Design Guide for Bus Stops Adjacent to Cycling Infrastructure and has led numerous other design guides, including the BC Active Transportation Design Guide.
Dylan Passmore
Dylan is a Principal Engineer with experience in both the private and public sectors leading transportation projects across North America and internationally. Dylan specializes in the engagement, design, and implementation of complex and sensitive multimodal corridor projects, particularly related to inclusive pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure design. Leveraging his hands-on corridor design work, Dylan has also led numerous research and engagement initiatives that advance innovative design practices, such as floating bus stop design. Dylan’s experience as Engineer of Record for several programs and signature corridor projects at the City of Vancouver means he is intimately familiar with navigating diverse needs and the complex trade-offs inherent in the public sector. Dylan regularly leads design training workshops, guest lectures, and presents his work at leading transportation conferences.
