Innovation Fall 2025

Bunt & Associates provided transportation consultation and master plan design input in support of the Sen̓ áḵw development project on Squamish Nation land located at Kits Point adjacent to Vanier Park. P hoto : P aul D orby / B unt & A ssociates E ngineering L td .

referring to driver’s licenses. “And, I’ve learned a long time ago, I don’t deny their expertise.” Vlieg’s respect for public discourse comes from the community’s valuable lived experience. That experience can carry as much weight as the data snapshots collected during the planning stage, even if the feedback is sometimes harsh and pointed. Without the local community on board or with the locals completely against a project or proposed change, even the well-engineered plans can fail. The lane change

project in North Vancouver is an example of that. After revisiting the proposed plan amidst community pushback, the ministry shared in a statement to Engineers and Geoscientists BC that after “further consultation with project partners regarding the proposed line-marking changes, the ministry will reinstate the existing line marking and lanes.” The project is expected to be completed by late summer 2025, showing how engineering is as much about listening as it is about designing.

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