The Victoria Regional Transit Commission and BC Transit are happy to announce that transit will be free in Victoria on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, to mark Clean Air Day and help provide a more environmentally-friendly transportation option.
The Government of Canada declared Clean Air Day in 1999 as part of Canadian Environment Week. The goal of Clean Air Day is to raise awareness about air quality and climate change, as well as inspire people to consider changing habits to decrease their individual greenhouse gas emissions.
Transit in the Victoria region will be free all day for all transit riders, including handyDART customers.
Shifting to more environmentally sustainable modes of transportation, such as transit, drastically reduces the number of single occupant vehicles on the road, reduces traffic, and helps achieve an overall reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants in support the Province of BC’s CleanBC Plan.
The first three of 10 electric buses for use in the Victoria Regional Transit System arrived at the end of April and will continue to arrive through Fall 2025. BC Transit is preparing for electric buses to enter service by training employees and people can expect to see electric buses on local roads during the training period.
For more information on schedules, trip planning and to sign up for customer alerts please visit bctransit.com/victoria
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