?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Salt Spring Island
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...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Elk Valley
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...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Quesnel
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...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Dawson Creek
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...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Nanaimo
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...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
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...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Global
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...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Salt Spring Island
Ridership Up by 29 Per Cent
SALT SPRING ISLAND – What a difference a year makes! On July 1, 2011 expansion hours went in to effect on Salt Spring Island. BC Transit, in conjunction with the CRD, altered transit schedules to better coordinate with ferry traffic; plus evening, weekend and statutory holiday service hours were added. The response from our customers...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Prince George
Ridership on the Rise in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE – BC Transit and the City of Prince George are delighted to announce ridership is on the rise – up 12.3% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit celebrated Prince George as a market leader in rides with 2,183,534 in 2011/12 as compared with 1,943,921 in 2010/11. A strong customer base...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Chilliwack
Transit Service Hours Grow by More Than 30%
CHILLIWACK – The City of Chilliwack and BC Transit are pleased to announce an extra 7,500 annual service hours are being added to the local transit network. The largest expansion in the history of Chilliwack Transit takes effect September 1, 2013. Two more conventional buses are being assigned to the fleet to accommodate the expansion....