New Maintenance Facility to Improve Transit
BC Transit is designing a new operations and maintenance facility from 2017-19 to better serve its customers in the Cowichan Valley. The existing facilities are at capacity and are spread out over three locations. The new facility will centralize all three facilities into one and allow for more transit vehicles. To read the proposed details,...
Seeking Public Input on Fare Structure Review
Nanaimo – The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) and BC Transit are asking for the public’s input during a fare structure review. The survey, available at bctransit.com/nanaimo/survey, includes three fare structure options, approved by the RDN for review, as well as a number of questions that will help refine the new fare structure based on...
Hope Report Shows Positive Support for Transit Service
Positive support for the proposed transit service was the key highlight of a recent engagement campaign undertaken by BC Transit and its partners in November 2016. “Expanding service to the District of Hope and other surrounding communities has been identified as a priority by local residents and it is great to see progress moving toward...
Merritt Riders' Survey
MERRITT – If you are a transit users in Merritt, you have the opportunity to help shape the future of bus service in your community. BC Transit is conducting a Service Review – the first in five years – and to help inform those discussions, we are asking bus riders to take a short on-board...
BC Transit Seeks Public Input on Douglas Street Transit Hub
VICTORIA – BC Transit is working in partnership with the City of Victoria to design an efficient downtown transit hub in the lower Douglas Street area and will be seeking input at upcoming meetings. Wednesday, January 13: BC Transit’s President and CEO, Manuel Achadinha, and Senior Transit Planner, James Wadsworth, will attend the James Bay...
Stuff the Bus with BC Transit
VICTORIA – Join BC Transit and its affiliated unions on Saturday, December 5 to Stuff the Bus in support of the Mustard Seed Food bank and Anawim House. The 14th annual Stuff the Bus will be taking place at Tillicum Centre with the support of Save on Foods. Over the last 14 years, over $140,000...
Add Your Say to the Greater Trail Transit Service Review
[Asset Included(Id:1403644096076;Type:Image_C)]WEST KOOTENAY – BC Transit and the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary are seeking the public’s input on the 2015 Greater Trail and Area Transit Service Review. BC Transit regularly reviews and modifies transit services to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and long term sustainability. This review will focus on some of the transit routes...
Add Your Voice to the Fare Review
VICTORIA – On October 1, the Victoria Regional Transit Commission started the process of reviewing the fare structure for the system, and has now heard from over 2,000 people who have taken the online survey; others have offered their insights through emails, phone calls, social media and letters. The Victoria Regional Transit System is funded...
Give Your Feedback on the Fraser Valley Express
FRASER VALLEY – BC Transit and the Fraser Valley Regional District are reaching out to riders of the #66FVX (Fraser Valley Express) to seek feedback on this popular commuter service. Launched on April 6, 2015, this new route that connects Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Langley, has continued to see ridership growth. Now, after six months of...
Your transit – Your say
Squamish – BC Transit and the District of Squamish welcome public feedback on proposed changes to transit service in 2018, and on long-term transit expansion priorities. Come to one of the three open houses on Friday, November 24, or provide feedback through an online survey (open until November 30). The proposed changes include: The Sea...