The Victoria Regional Transit Commission and BC Transit are happy to announce that transit will be free in Victoria on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 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.
As part of this work, BC Transit is delivering Phase One of its Electric Bus Project, which will see 125 electric buses deployed across eight transit systems, including Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Nelson, Powell River, the Sunshine Coast, Victoria, and Whistler. Looking forward, BC Transit is working to procure heavy-duty hybrid buses, which will help even more communities realize reductions in GHG emissions.
To learn more about BC Transit’s Environmental Sustainability Plan, visit bctransit.com.
For more information about trip planning, fares and schedules, please visit bctransit.com/victoria.
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