NextRide Launched in the Dawson Creek Transit System
BC Transit has launched NextRide, its Automatic Vehicle Location technology, in the Dawson Creek Transit System. Following several weeks of testing and training, the new technology is now available to BC Transit customers in Dawson Creek. NextRide allows customers to see real-time bus locations along routes and identify what predicted arrival times are at any...
GradPASS returns to offer Grade 12 students free and safe transportation
BC Transit and its partner communities across the province are once again offering the popular GradPASS program for graduating high school students. Grade 12 students from participating schools in more than 70 communities across British Columbia will be able to ride the bus for free any two days during the month of June thanks to...
BC Transit seeking input with new Voice of the Rider engagement platform
BC Transit has officially launched Voice of the Rider, an online engagement platform where people can share their feedback and discuss ways to improve the transit experience in communities across the province. BC Transit believes that in order to better understand riders and prospective riders, the organization needs to better connect with communities and ensure...
BC Transit chosen as one of BC’s Top Employers for 2022
BC Transit has once again been recognized as an industry leader in offering an exceptional workplace for its employees, as the organization has been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2022. “We work hard to deliver transportation services you can rely on while also providing employees with an inclusive work environment where they can...
Join BC Transit in recognizing Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day
BC Transit is once again asking riders to join them in showing appreciation for the people who make it possible for many British Columbians to move throughout their communities and beyond with Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day. “Transit operators and all the people who support them do an amazing job every day and I’m...
BC Transit Announces Details of the Coming Electronic Fare Collection System
BC Transit announces exciting steps forward in its project to implement an electronic fare collection system across the province. Today, BC Transit celebrates several project milestones, sharing details of the coming system, announcing the system’s vendor, and releasing the brand that represents the system, Umo (pronounced “you-mo”). The innovative new system will replace end of...
BC Transit announces Transit as our endorsed mobility app
To improve the transit experience for customers, BC Transit is pleased to announce Transit as our endorsed mobility app. Transit is available for use in 18 BC Transit systems. Transit utilizes our real-time technology on buses in seven communities, in addition to crowd-sourcing through the app, to provide trip information to customers. A list of...
Full Driver Doors Coming to Buses in Quesnel and Dawson Creek
NORTHERN BC – Passengers in Quesnel and Dawson Creek will soon see buses equipped with full driver doors designed to protect the health and safety of BC Transit operators. Retrofits on Vicinity buses in the Quesnel Transit System will get underway in the coming days, followed by retrofits to the Dawson Creek Transit System. Kodiak...
New fare structures and service changes implemented in the Dawson Creek Transit System
DAWSON CREEK – BC Transit and the City of Dawson Creek are implementing a service change effective Monday, June 29, 2020 and a fare change effective Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in the Dawson Creek Transit System. The City of Dawson Creek requested a service reduction, and elected to proceed with the changes below. BC Transit...
Have your say – custom transit services
Dawson Creek – BC Transit and the City of Dawson Creek are inviting the public to give feedback for custom transit services in Dawson Creek. Custom Transit is a transit service that does not follow a fixed schedule. It can be On-Demand, Flexible Routing or handyDART, among other services. BC Transit is seeking input from...