Ridership on the Rise in the Cowichan Valley
COWICHAN VALLEY – BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District are delighted to announce ridership on the conventional service is on the rise – up 13.8% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit celebrated the Cowichan Valley as a market leader in rides with 362,389 in 2011/12 as compared with 318,506 in...
Ridership on the Rise in Campbell River
CAMPBELL RIVER – BC Transit and the City of Campbell River are delighted to announce ridership is on the rise – up 9 per cent over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit celebrated Campbell River as a market leader with 608,725 trips in 2011/12 compared with 558,885 in 2010/11. BC Transit is particularly...
Cowichan Valley Commuter Ridership on the Rise
COWICHAN VALLEY – BC Transit, the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) are pleased to announce ridership on the Cowichan Valley commuter service is on the rise – up 7.3% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit celebrated the Cowichan Valley commuter as a market leader in...
Summerland Transit Celebrates First Anniversary
SUMMERLAND – The Government of British Columbia, District of Summerland and BC Transit are thanking customers for making the first year of regularly-scheduled transit service an unqualified success. Penticton MLA Dan Ashton, Summerland Acting Mayor Peter Waterman and BC Transit President and CEO Manuel Achadinha handed out cookies and safety lights to customers on the...
Transit Service Grows in Salmo
WEST KOOTENAY– Effective April 1, 2013 an additional day of transit service will be offered between Salmo and Nelson. The West Kootenay Transit Committee, in partnership with BC Transit and the Health Connections program, has decided to introduce Tuesday service for Salmo. The new Tuesday service, at the request of riders, will help offset the...
Ridership on the Rise
KIMBERLEY – The City of Kimberley and BC Transit are delighted to announce transit ridership is on the rise – up 11.7% over last year. In its recently published annual report, BC Transit reported 14,723 passenger trips in 2012/13 compared to 13,183 in 2011/12. The strong and steady growth in the Kimberley Transit System is...
Ridership on the Rise in Squamish
SQUAMISH, BC – The District of Squamish and BC Transit are delighted to announce ridership is on the rise – up 14.7% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit recorded 253,797 passenger trips in 2013/14 as compared to 221,231 trips in 2012/13. The increase in passenger trips is likely attributed to service improvements...
Transit Ridership on the Rise
KITIMAT – The District of Kitimat and BC Transit are delighted to announce transit ridership is on the rise – up 6.1% over last year. In its recently published annual report, BC Transit recorded 144,125 passenger trips in 2012/13 compared to 135,890 trips in 2011/12. The strong and steady growth in the Kitimat Transit System...
Ridership on the Rise in the Comox Valley
COMOX VALLEY – BC Transit and the Comox Valley Regional District are delighted to announce ridership is on the rise – up 7.4% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit recorded 626,043 passenger trips in 2013/14 as compared to 582,598 trips in 2012/13 across both conventional and handyDART transit services. When comparing conventional...
Record Ridership on Salt Spring Island
SALT SPRING ISLAND – For the second consecutive year transit ridership is growing on Salt Spring Island – up 13.7% over last year. In its recently published annual report, BC Transit recorded 93,013 passenger trips in 2012/13 compared to 81,787 trips in 2011/12. Last year, Salt Spring Island ridership grew up 29%. The strong and...