Transit System: Dawson Creek, Fort St. John
Dawson Creek and Fort St. John – Transit customers in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John can look forward to greater convenience in their traveling! The Transit Trip Planner is now live on their respective transit system websites:
Dawson Creek: https://bctransit.com/dawson-creek/home
Fort St. John: https://bctransit.com/fort-st-john/home
“I am proud to see the new trip planner expanding to Northern BC, helping to make use of sustainable public transportation easier for Fort St. John residents,” said Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone. “It is a free, user-friendly service that I encourage everyone to check out!”
“Residents of Fort St. John and Dawson Creek now have access to BC Transit’s trip planner, making it easier to plan out a trip and take advantage of our public transit system,” said Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier. “It’s great to see BC Transit introduce technology that makes transit more convenient.”
The BC Transit Trip Planner is a public transportation planning tool that combines the latest BC Transit schedule and route information with the power of Google Maps .There you can type in your trip origin, destination, date and time of departure or desired arrival, and the most direct bus routes, connections and timings will be automatically calculated for you.
“The arrival of the new Trip Planner in Dawson Creek is exciting for all who use public transportation in the region, and will help make transit a more accessible option for new users as well,” said Dawson Creek Mayor Dale Bumstead. “The Trip Planner website works on desktop, mobile and tablet, making it easy to use at home or on-the-go.”
“When I am in other communities using public transit, I use my mobile device to plan how to get to my destination,” said Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman. “It’s a great tool and to have it available in Fort St John will be a timesaver for transit users.”
In 2015/16, BC Transit provided over 100,000 passenger trips in Dawson Creek, and over 120,000 in Fort St. John. The introduction of BC Transit Trip Planner will encourage ridership growth, demonstrating that public transportation is a convenient and reliable alternative to single occupancy vehicles.
“Existing and new transit customers alike will benefit from user-friendly route information,” said Erinn Pinkerton, BC Transit Vice-President of Business Development. “The trip planner allows customers to see complete door-to-door trip details of their route including the walking distance to and from the bus stop.”
For more information about transit, including routes, schedules, and fares, please visit bctransit.com/dawson-creek for Dawson Creek, or bctransit.com/fort-st-john for Fort St. John. For general inquiries, you can also call the Dawson Creek Transit System at 250-782-4636, or the Fort St. John Transit System at 250-787-7433.
Media contact
Jonathon Dyck, BC Transit Communications Manager
Media@bctransit.com | 250-995-5720
