Time Change - March 10
Please be advised that BC Transit communities in British Columbia (excluding Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and the Creston Valley) will move clocks forward one hour on Sunday, March 10 at 2 am for Canada’s daylight savings time. We ask customers to please plan ahead to take the time change into account this weekend. If...
Have Your Say – Local Area Transit Plans Open House
Victoria – BC Transit is seeking public input and feedback through open houses in the Jubilee and Burnside/Tillicum local areas for phase two of the Local Area Transit Plans from March 11 until March 14. Changes under consideration in the Jubilee and Burnside/Tillicum areas include improvements to local transit routes, implementing new routes to service...
Celebrate Transit Driver Appreciation Day with BC Transit
Corporate – On March 18, say a little extra “thank you” to your bus drivers as transit systems across North America join together to celebrate Transit Driver Appreciation Day. BC Transit is celebrating by saluting some of the most reliable and extraordinary individuals who get people where they need to be — safely. “I would...
Ridership on a Roll on Salt Spring Island
SALT SPRING ISLAND – The Capital Regional District (CRD), Salt Spring Island Transportation Commission (SSITC) and BC Transit are pleased to announce ridership is up more than 15% when comparing September through December 2012 with September through December 2013. In September 2013, a modest increase in operating hours was introduced with new service to Walker’s...
Ridership on the Rise in Elk Valley
ELK VALLEY – The Regional District of East Kootenay and BC Transit are delighted to announce transit ridership in Elk Valley is on the rise – up 19.9% over last year. In its recently published annual report, BC Transit recorded 9,440 passenger trips in 2012/13 compared to 7,876 in 2011/12. A strong surge in the...
Ridership on the Rise in Quesnel
QUESNEL – The City of Quesnel and BC Transit are delighted to announce ridership is on the rise – up 6.3% over last year. In its recently published annual report, BC Transit recorded 77,642 passenger trips in 2012/13 as compared to 73,014 in 2011/12. A strong and steady growth on both fixed transit routes and...
Ridership on the Rise
DAWSON CREEK – The City of Dawson Creek and BC Transit are delighted to announce transit ridership is on the rise – up 3.5% over last year. In its recently publish annual report, BC Transit recorded 126,550 passenger trips in 2012/13 compared to 122,253 in 2011/12. The growth in ridership follows an overhaul of the...
Ridership on the Rise in the Nanaimo Region
NANAIMO – BC Transit and the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) are delighted to announce ridership is on the rise – up 5.3% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit recorded 2,796,621 passenger trips in 2013/14 that’s up from 2,657,328 in 2012/13. The introduction of BC Transit’s first CNG fleet over the winter...
Ridership on the Rise in the Victoria Region
VICTORIA – BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) are pleased to announce ridership is on the rise – up 5.5% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit recorded 25,430,368 passenger trips in 2013/14 as compared to 24,112,232 trips in 2012/13. 2013/14 was a recovery year for the Victoria Regional Transit...
Annual Report Celebrates an Increase in Ridership
CORPORATE – BC Transit is releasing its 2013/14 annual report. This year’s achievements include increases in ridership and revenue, while delivering services under budget. Province-wide, BC Transit enjoyed a 2.7% increase in ridership over the previous year with 51 million annual passenger trips. A number of communities experienced significant growth in ridership in 2013/14 including...