West Coast Transit Future

What is Transit Future?

Transit Future is all about you, your transit system, and your community. Developed with your input, these plans outline how your transit system will grow and evolve in the coming years in response to changing ridership, community priorities, population growth, and several other factors. Depending on the community and its specific needs, a plan can take a variety of different forms.

It is important that we consider transit future planning of our communities because of factors such as climate change, affordability, population growth, increasing traffic congestion, and an aging demographic. Effective planning is critical to ensure that sustainable transportation goals are achieved. Transit planning guides investments that are supportive of livable communities, through:

• Offering more transportation choices.
• Supporting smart land use plans that focus on accessing services by walking, cycling, and transit.
• Minimizing the high economic, environmental and social costs of traffic congestion and road expansion.
• Meeting climate change goals.

What information does BC Transit and local staff consider when making future transit planning recommendations?

• Current community demographic data
• Ridership statistics (if applicable)
• Operational and service performance data (if applicable)
• Public, transit-user, and operator-specific feedback
• Industry-wide principles and comparable best practices
• Municipal and local area plans and policies