Final Project: Analysis of the Skytrain Extension to UBC and its Impact on Cost of Housing

The Skytrain extension from Commercial-Broadway station to Arbutus street has completed its phase 1 evaluation and on its way to development, but the new phase 2 evaluation is considering a further extension from Arbutus street into UBC campus. My group and I discussed the possible impacts of this phase 2 extension on housing affordability and rapid transit ridership.



Lab 4: Cost of Housing

Navigated through Canadian Census Analyser site (CHASS) and downloaded cost of housing data for Vancouver and Montreal, then moving them into the file Geodatabase.



Lab 4: Data Uncertainty

What are the rules of Statistics Canada on data suppression in terms of Census Tract (CT) and Dissemination Area (DA)?