High-occupancy vehicle lanes

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-occupancy_vehicle_lane

https://www.witpress.com/Secure/elibrary/papers/UT06/UT06019FU1.pdf

https://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/going_abroad/united_kingdom/forbidden_lane_en.htm

https://academic-accelerator.com/encyclopedia/high-occupancy-vehicle-lane

https://www.thestar.com/autos/ontario-is-letting-drivers-buy-their-way-out-of-commuting-nightmare/article_2176efcf-3bad-591b-b19a-3a2390701fc4.html?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-occupancy_vehicle_lane#Canada

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/metro-vancouver-has-some-of-the-worst-traffic-in-north-america-study-finds-1.6286875

There has been a tremendous level of reluctance to build a series of HOV, bus & bike bridges in the Greater Vancouver region.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-traffic-second-worst-north-america

This combined with such a narrow road network helps to make sure that Vancouver continues to be one of the most congested cities in the developed world.