The 200 Street corridor plan: what Langley adopted, station by station
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On June 15, 2026 the Township of Langley adopted the Willoughby Transit Corridor Plan. It replaces five neighbourhood plans with one plan built around TransLink’s planned bus rapid transit (BRT) line on 200 Street. Five stations in Willoughby become hubs, where the tallest buildings and the shops go: 12 storeys within 200 metres of a station, six in the next ring, townhouses at the edges. The bus itself is designed but not yet funded.
The plan in one screen
- Adopted
- June 15, 2026: Bylaws 6201 (the new Willoughby Community Plan), 6202 (this corridor plan) and 6203 (the Gordon Neighbourhood Plan). Applications filed before that date may proceed under the old plans until June 15, 2028.
- Plan area
- West Willoughby along 200 Street: the former Carvolth, Jericho, Latimer, Routley and southwest Gordon Estate plan areas, now one corridor plan. The 200 Street 2040 study that shaped it covered 800 metres either side of the street from Highway 1 to 68 Avenue.
- Stations and hubs
- Five inside the plan area: Carvolth Exchange and 84, 80, 76 and 72 Avenue, each a transit hub with a 200 to 400 metre radius. South of the plan, 64 Avenue and the Willowbrook terminus.
- Heights
- 12 storeys base within 200 metres of a station, at 4.0 floor space ratio and up to 8.0 with bonus density. 6 storeys base from 201 to 400 metres. Townhouse and small-scale housing at 3 storeys at the edges.
- The bus line
- Langley–Haney Place: 22 kilometres, 13 stations, Willowbrook to Haney Place in Maple Ridge, a bus every 10 minutes at peak, about 40 minutes end to end. Design work is under way; construction is not yet funded.
- Connections
- The Surrey Langley SkyTrain at Willowbrook, which the Province anticipates in late 2029. The R3 Lougheed Highway RapidBus. Carvolth Exchange, with its park-and-ride and the 555 express today.
The line, south to north
The plan expects the buses to run in the centre of 200 Street. Stations sit in the median at 72, 76, 80 and 84 Avenue; the fifth is at Carvolth Exchange. TransLink’s 2026 design puts about 62% of the whole route in bus-only lanes. The longest dedicated stretch is 200 Street from 64 Avenue north to 84 Avenue. Along 86 Avenue and under Highway 1 at 202 Street the buses share the road. Curbside bus lanes on 199A, 201 and 202 Streets lead toward the Golden Ears Bridge.
- Willowbrook terminus; SkyTrain late 2029
- 64 Avenue Willowbrook plan
- 72 Avenue smaller hub · plan-area hub
- 76 Avenue high street · plan-area hub
- 80 Avenue Langley Events Centre · plan-area hub
- 84 Avenue gateway, jobs · plan-area hub
- Carvolth Exchange 86 Avenue at 202 Street · plan-area hub
- Golden Ears Bridge to Maple Ridge
| Station | Where | What the plan puts there |
|---|---|---|
| 72 Avenue | Middle of 200 Street at 72 Avenue; the south end of the plan area. | A smaller hub: the four corners offer limited room to redevelop. The plan puts a mix of housing, local shops, parks and services here, with greenway links to the low-rise streets around it. A gateway feature marks the south-east corner. |
| 76 Avenue | Middle of 200 Street at 76 Avenue, the headwaters of Latimer Creek. | 76 Avenue becomes a collector road with a "high street" of shops and homes between 198B Street and 200 Street, on a finer grid of blocks. Wider creek setbacks, trails and footbridges keep the hub tied to the creek; plazas are to frame the views. |
| 80 Avenue | Middle of 200 Street at 80 Avenue, beside the Langley Events Centre. | The Township's future arts, sports and entertainment district: high-density homes and shops, towers and landmark buildings, event space and local amenities. 201 Street (80 to 81 Avenue) and 199A Street become high streets; a plaza links the 78B Avenue greenway to the station. |
| 84 Avenue | Middle of 200 Street at 84 Avenue, the corridor's northern "gateway" location. | Anchored by employment land, office and light industrial. Latimer Village, with homes and shops, is within walking distance of the station. |
| Carvolth Exchange | North-east corner of 86 Avenue and 202 Street; the regional exchange opened in 2012. | A retail high street around a central plaza beside the exchange, mixed use along 86 Avenue, and office and light industrial on the regional employment lands. The 555 express bus to Lougheed Town Centre leaves from here today. |
Bylaw 6202, section 2.4 (transit hubs) and section 4 (mobility); TransLink design as reported May 17, 2026.
Heights and density, by designation
The plan sorts the corridor by distance from a station. The first 200 metres carry the tallest buildings; the ring from 201 to 400 metres steps down to six storeys; beyond that the streets stay ground-oriented. Density is set as floor space ratio (FSR): the building’s floor area divided by the developable land. The bonus above the base is earned with affordable rental homes or public amenities.
| Designation | Where | Height | Density | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway | The Highway 1 interchange at 200 Street | Minimum 3 storeys; taller landmark buildings encouraged | Hotel, office, retail; no residential listed | Office floor area must be at least 1.5 times the retail area. |
| High-Density Mixed-Use | Within 200 metres of a planned station | Base 12 storeys | Base 4.0 floor space ratio (FSR); bonus up to 4.0 more, 8.0 at most | Named parcels may build 4.5 FSR at 12 storeys under council's direction of December 15, 2025. |
| High-Density Employment | Employment lands near the 84 Avenue and Carvolth hubs | Base 6 storeys | Base 4.0 FSR | In frequent-transit development areas, affordable rental housing may take up to 49% of the floor area above employment uses. |
| Medium-Density Mixed-Use | 201 to 400 metres from a station | Base 6 storeys | Base 3.0 FSR; bonus up to 3.0 more, 6.0 at most | Up to 1.5 FSR of the bonus is for affordable rental or community amenities. The rental test: at least 10% of homes at 20% below the CMHC (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) average market rent, under a housing agreement of 50 years or the life of the building. |
| Medium-Density Employment | Employment land beside the mixed-use rings | Base 6, maximum 8 storeys | Maximum 3.0 FSR | Shops and services at grade, jobs above. |
| Low-Density Mixed-Use | Local centres | Maximum 6 storeys | 1.5 to 3.0 FSR | Shops on the ground floor, homes above; a grocery store up to 465 square metres (5,005 square feet) may be considered. |
| Low-Density Residential | The transition between denser blocks and the edges | Maximum 6 storeys | 1.5 to 3.0 FSR | Courtyard, terraced and ground-oriented apartments, stacked townhouses; underground resident parking. |
| Rowhouse/Townhouse | Walking distance of local transit and shops | Maximum 3 storeys | 22 to 30 homes per acre | Street-facing, garages at the rear. |
| Single Family Mixed Residential | The edges of the corridor | 3 storeys or 9 metres | Up to 4 homes a lot, subject to servicing | Semi-detached, rowhouse, multiplex and small-scale multi-unit housing. |
Bylaw 6202, section 3 (land use). Before adoption, council lowered the medium-density base from 8 to 6 storeys and the high-density employment base from 12 to 6. It also converted an apartment area south of the Langley Events Centre to townhouse and added symbols for future schools. That is as reported by Avison Young on June 22, 2026; the adopted schedule is the bylaw.
What is funded, what is not
- The plan itself: adopted. It is Township policy from June 15, 2026. Each site still needs a rezoning and a development permit under the new transit-oriented design guidelines.
- Bus design: funded and moving. TransLink’s 2025 Investment Plan pays for planning on its three priority corridors. Public design rounds ran in January 2025 and again from January 13 to February 8, 2026, with station renderings. On May 11, 2026 Township council voted unanimously to work with TransLink on detailed design.
- Bus construction: not yet funded. TransLink’s program page says the business cases go into a future Investment Plan. A line can be built and in service within three years once fully funded. TransLink told the Langley Advance Times the line would serve more than 70,000 residents and 55,000 jobs, cutting rush-hour commutes by more than 30 minutes end to end.
- The SkyTrain at Willowbrook: under construction. The Province’s anticipated in-service date is late 2029. Carvolth Exchange and the 555 express to Lougheed Town Centre run today.
If you own on the corridor
Start with Map 2 of Bylaw 6202: it gives every parcel a designation, and the designation sets what council will consider. A designation is not a rezoning. The plan writes down the ceiling; a rezoning with a development permit still has to clear council and the new design guidelines. If an application for your block was filed before June 15, 2026, it can proceed under the old plan until June 15, 2028.
The province’s transit-oriented area rules name SkyTrain stations and designated bus exchanges; Carvolth is on that list, the 200 Street bus stations are not. Around the bus stations the heights above come from the Township’s plan. How the provincial transit-oriented areas work covers the exchange and the SkyTrain stations.
Selling a house on land now designated for apartments usually means selling to an assembler, on a timeline set by the buyer’s rezoning. Two taxes shape that decision: the BC home flipping tax if you bought within two years, and the provincial transfer tax the buyer pays, which our calculator runs.
If you are buying new here
Three new-home pages on this site sit on or beside the corridor: Solana, at 200 Street and 77 Avenue between the 76 and 80 Avenue hubs; Townside Village and The Hive 2, both about a kilometre east of the 80 Avenue hub at Willoughby Town Centre. Four things to check before you write an offer:
- Distance to the station, in metres. The 200 and 400 metre lines decide what can rise around you, and they are walked, not driven.
- The designation of the lots next door. A 12-storey designation beside a six-storey building changes light, views and the street for a decade of construction.
- Your completion date against the bus. A home completing in 2027 will be lived in for years before the first bus; price the corridor as a plan, not a service.
- Parking and rents. The plan asks for less parking near stations; if you will rent the home out, the Langley rent reference has the current asking band by bedroom.
Dates that matter
Fall 2023 to spring 2024
200 Street 2040: three open houses and the corridor study that set the vision and the first policy directions.
November 18, 2024
Council endorsed the 200 Street vision: a people-oriented connector with three urban villages, subject to density, transportation and road reviews.
January 2025
TransLink's first public round on the Langley–Haney Place line: 89% of respondents said it would improve transportation; station locations were set.
December 1, 2025
Council adopted the 2025 Official Community Plan update (Bylaw 6200).
December 15, 2025
Council directed that named parcels in the corridor may be considered at 4.5 FSR and 12 storeys; the directive is written into the plan.
January 13 to February 8, 2026
TransLink's second round: design information and station renderings for the King George Boulevard and Langley–Haney Place lines.
April 9 and 14, 2026
Township open houses on the draft Willoughby Community Plan, the corridor plan and the Gordon plan; the feedback form closed April 27.
May 11, 2026
Township council voted unanimously to have staff work with TransLink on detailed design for the bus line. Consideration of the plans was deferred to May 25.
May 25, 2026
First and second reading of Bylaws 6201, 6202 and 6203, with council's amendments to heights and densities, school symbols and mapping.
June 15, 2026
Public hearing, third reading and adoption. The Willoughby Community Plan was replaced, the corridor plan and the Gordon plan created, and seven neighbourhood plans repealed.
June 15, 2028
Last day an application filed before adoption may proceed under the superseded plans.
Late 2029
The Province's anticipated in-service date for the Surrey Langley SkyTrain, which the bus line meets at Willowbrook.
No date yet
Bus rapid transit construction. TransLink: "can be built and in service within three years" once fully funded; the business case goes into a future Investment Plan.
Questions buyers and owners ask
Is the 200 Street bus rapid transit line funded?
Planning and design are funded; construction is not, as of August 2026. TransLink's 2025 Investment Plan pays for the planning work on its three priority corridors. The business case for building the Langley–Haney Place line goes into a future Investment Plan. TransLink says a bus rapid transit line can be built and in service within three years once it is fully funded.When will the buses run?
There is no opening date. TransLink has published the length, the stations, the frequency and the design, and in May 2026 Township council voted to work with TransLink on detailed design. The SkyTrain the line meets at Willowbrook is due in late 2029; the bus line's date depends on when construction money is committed.Can a 12-storey building go up beside my townhouse?
Only on land the plan designates High-Density Mixed-Use, which sits within 200 metres of a station, and only after a rezoning. From 201 to 400 metres the base is 6 storeys; the edges of the corridor stay townhouse and small-scale housing at 3 storeys. Map 2 of Bylaw 6202 shows the designation of every parcel.Does the plan change my zoning?
No. The plan says what council will consider. Each site still needs a rezoning and a development permit under the new transit-oriented design guidelines before anything is built. Applications filed before June 15, 2026 may proceed under the old neighbourhood plans until June 15, 2028.Where exactly are the stations?
In the middle of 200 Street at 72, 76, 80 and 84 Avenue, with a fifth at Carvolth Exchange at 86 Avenue and 202 Street. South of the plan area the line stops at 64 Avenue and ends at Willowbrook, where it meets the SkyTrain. TransLink's January 2026 engagement carried the station renderings.
What to read next
- · The Surrey Langley SkyTrain corridor: the train the bus line meets at Willowbrook, station by station
- · Transit-oriented areas in BC: the provincial rules around SkyTrain stations and bus exchanges
- · Willoughby and Yorkson: the neighbourhood guides for the blocks east of the corridor
- · Willoughby home prices and sales and Langley: the live market pages
- · Langley rents by bedroom: the monthly two-source band
Sources, with the date each was read
- · Township of Langley, Community and Neighbourhood Plans: "On June 15, 2026, Council adopted Bylaws No. 6201, 6202 and 6203" (read 2026-08-23)
- · Township of Langley, Willoughby Community Plan Update (readings, hearing, open houses, background) (read 2026-08-23)
- · Willoughby Transit Corridor Plan, Bylaw No. 6202, Schedule A (the plan text: transit hubs, land use, heights and densities) (read 2026-08-23)
- · Township of Langley, 200 Street 2040 (the corridor vision council endorsed November 18, 2024) (read 2026-08-23)
- · TransLink, Bus Rapid Transit Program (Langley–Haney Place: length, stations, frequency, funding status) (read 2026-08-23)
- · TransLink news release, January 13, 2026: public input on project design for two new Bus Rapid Transit routes (read 2026-08-23)
- · Langley Advance Times, May 17, 2026: "Bus Rapid Transit plans for Langley take another step" (council vote, lane design, TransLink statement) (read 2026-08-23)
- · Avison Young, June 22, 2026: "Langley Approves Willoughby Transit Corridor Plan and Gordon Neighborhood Plan" (the amendments made before adoption, as reported) (read 2026-08-23)
- · Province of BC, Surrey Langley SkyTrain project (the Willowbrook connection and the late-2029 in-service date) (read 2026-08-22)
