Transit System: Comox Valley
COMOX VALLEY – Taking the bus in the Comox Valley just got easier
for anyone with Internet access, or a smartphone thanks to the expansion of
the Google Transit trip-planning tool.
Social Development and Social Innovation Minister and Comox Valley MLA Hon.
Don McRae, along with Comox Valley Regional District Chair Edwin Grieve and
BC Transit Vice President and CIO Brian Anderson, launched Google Transit at
G. P. Vanier Secondary School.
Chair Grieve, with the help of a Grade 8 class, demonstrated how Google Transit
can link all customers and the community to some of the most popular BC Transit
destinations in the Comox Valley.
“All the transit buses in the Comox Valley are accessible for people who
use mobility devices, and I invite everyone to log on, plan a route and get
on board with BC Transit,” said McRae.
Google Transit, on Google Maps, is a public transportation planning tool that
combines the latest BC Transit schedule and route information with the power
of Google Maps. It is a free service that makes trip planning quick and easy
for everyone.
There were more than 544,000 trips on BC Transit in the Comox Valley in 2012/13.
Tools like Google Transit encourage even more riders by demonstrating that buses
are a convenient alternative to private vehicles.
“Here in the Comox Valley, students are a large percentage of our transit
ridership,” said Grieve. “But whether you’re a student taking the
bus to school or college every day, or someone just doing occasional trips on
transit, this is such a simple way to help plan the trip.”
“Transit customers are demanding easy to use route information,”
said Anderson. “This technology gives existing and new customers a convenient
and free tool to plan their trip with simplified directions and boarding times;
that will make our services even more efficient and effective.”
For more information on Google Transit in the Comox Valley, please consult
our website www.bctransit.com/regions/com
and click on the Trip Planner link.
Media contacts:
Jim Zeeben
BC Government Caucus Communications
250.952.0778
Leigh Carter
Comox Valley Regional District
General Manager, Public Affairs & Information Systems
250.334.6063
Meribeth Burton
BC Transit
Corporate Spokesperson
250.995.5720
