?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Kamloops, Victoria
Update to Security Camera Pilot Project
CORPORATE – Starting today, BC Transit will be testing additional security equipment as part of a one-year pilot project that concludes in April 2016. Limited audio recording capability will be tested in and around the transit operator’s compartment, as well the activation of two external side-mounted cameras on 13 buses in the Victoria fleet. In...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
BC Transit Seeks Public Input on Douglas Street Transit Hub
VICTORIA – BC Transit is working in partnership with the City of Victoria to design an efficient downtown transit hub in the lower Douglas Street area and will be seeking input at upcoming meetings. Wednesday, January 13: BC Transit’s President and CEO, Manuel Achadinha, and Senior Transit Planner, James Wadsworth, will attend the James Bay...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
Stuff the Bus with BC Transit
VICTORIA – Join BC Transit and its affiliated unions on Saturday, December 5 to Stuff the Bus in support of the Mustard Seed Food bank and Anawim House. The 14th annual Stuff the Bus will be taking place at Tillicum Centre with the support of Save on Foods. Over the last 14 years, over $140,000...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
Employee Fundraising Campaign a Success
VICTORIA – BC Transit and its affiliated unions have had an incredible year with our employee charity fundraising campaign, raising over $60,000 in support of the Help Fill a Dream Foundation and the United Way of Greater Victoria. The BC Transit fundraising campaign kicked off the 30-year anniversary celebration of the Help Fill a Dream...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
Add Your Voice to the Fare Review
VICTORIA – On October 1, the Victoria Regional Transit Commission started the process of reviewing the fare structure for the system, and has now heard from over 2,000 people who have taken the online survey; others have offered their insights through emails, phone calls, social media and letters. The Victoria Regional Transit System is funded...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
Phase 2 of Douglas St Priority Bus and Bike Lanes Ready to Roll
[Asset Included(Id:1403643865472;Type:Image_C)] VICTORIA – BC Transit, the Victoria Regional Transit Commission and the City of Victoria are pleased to announce the completion of the northbound bus and bike lanes on Douglas Street from Hillside Avenue to Tolmie Street. The priority lanes, an infrastructure project designed in partnership with the City of Victoria, were created to...
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Free Transit Rides for Graduates
CORPORATE – A record number of BC Transit communities are helping high school graduates celebrate their accomplishments with GradPASS. The special pass offers two days of free, unlimited transit travel during the month of June. A total of 21,500 GradPASS cards will be given to Grade 12 students in communities in 21 BC Transit systems....
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
Security Cameras on Buses Program Begins
VICTORIA – BC Transit is starting a one-year pilot project to test video cameras on 75 buses in the Victoria Regional Transit system for the enhanced safety of its passengers and operators. The first of the buses will be on the road this week and all 75 buses with cameras will be in service by...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
Transit Driver Appreciation Day
VICTORIA – March 18, 2015 is Transit Driver Appreciation Day. BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) are celebrating by saluting some of the extraordinary men and women who go the extra mile (kilometer) to safely provide exceptional customer service. Why March 18? It is believed to be the debut of transit services...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
Phase 2 Douglas Street Bus & Bike Lanes Open Spring 2015
VICTORIA – The City of Victoria, the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) and BC Transit are pleased to announce construction is underway on Phase 2 of Douglas Street Priority Transit and Cycling Lanes. The project is expected to be complete in the spring of 2015. The priority lanes are designed to shorten travel times for...