Walkability + transit
Strathcona — Walkability, Transit, and Commute
A focused reference on walkability + transit in Strathcona, drawn from the broader Strathcona area page — pulled out as its own page so it’s scannable on its own.
Main Street–Science World station (Expo Line, opened 1985) sits at the southwestern corner — ~5–10 minute walk from the western half of the neighbourhood. VCC-Clark Station at the southeastern corner provides Millennium Line interchange (the Broadway Subway Phase 1 extends west from VCC-Clark to Arbutus, 2027 in-service).
By car, downtown is 5–15 minutes via Hastings, Cordova, or Powell — Strathcona is the closest residential neighbourhood to downtown after the DTES + Chinatown. Highway 1 access via the Cassiar Connector at the eastern edge provides freeway connection for car commuters; SFU is reachable via the Expo Line + 145 bus from Main Street–Science World.
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