Routes Victoria

Victoria has a small downtown core. The actual area known as "Downtown" is to the west of Victoria's physical centre and can be crossed by walking. You know you have reached "Downtown Victoria" when you get to the intersection of Douglas and Yates Streets.

Douglas and Yates is a busy place. Traffic moves westward on Yates Street and both north and south on Douglas. Going north on Douglas takes you past City Hall and many different types of businesses. South of the intersection is Victoria's banking area. Many of the city's banks have their head offices here. There is also a McDonald's, Chapters, and a multi - storied mall: The Bay Centre. Westward on Yates is A&B Sound and other stores and restaurants. Eastward takes you to the Dominion Hotel and two movie theatres (Odeon and Capitol 6). Douglas and Yates is a busy place because there is so much to do there.

Another reason the intersection is important is that so many buses pass through it and stop nearby. Walk a block or two and you can catch a bus to almost anywhere in Greater Victoria.

As I thought about writing this entry I stood at the intersection of Douglas and Yates Street and looked around me. I then caught a bus to where I had planned to go. The intersection may not be the physical centre of Victoria but it feels like it. It is a good place to start Routes Victoria.

Routes: all downtown buses.
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