by Transport Action | Dec 3, 2023 | Inter-city Rail
Amtrak Cascades services will see a significant increase from December 11, 2023, with daily round trips between Seattle and Portland increasing from four to six, which combined with the Coast Starlight long-distance service to and from Los Angeles will offer fourteen...
by Transport Action | Oct 11, 2023 | Rail
Since the announcement earlier this year that both levels of government wanted to pursue a reconciliation-first approach the the Vancouver Island Corridor, indications of progress toward reconciliation have been elusive. Therefore a formal petition to the House of...
by Transport Action | Aug 17, 2023 | Ferries
The much-needed new Hullo passenger-only fast ferry service from downtown Nanaimo to downtown Vancouver began service on August 14, 2023 with an initial schedule of three daily sailings, which is expected to expand to six in September. Customers will board at the...
by Transport Action | Aug 8, 2023 | Rail, Regional Transit
Is there a future for the West Coast Express as travel patterns change, and if so, what does it look like? Consider the following: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a “new normal” of hybrid working, where office-based employees work at home part of the...
by Transport Action | Jul 30, 2023 | Ferries
It is very nice for BC Ferries to provide free passage for resident seniors as foot passengers between Mondays and Thursdays, it would be nicer if the organization made it easier for seniors, and others, to walk on as foot passengers. Such a move could help alleviate...
by Transport Action | Jun 15, 2023 | Inter-city Rail
Ever since Amtrak restarted its Seattle-Vancouver train service there have been hopes of having it stop at either White Rock, BC or Blaine, WA; which the old international trains did before they ended when Amtrak was created in 1971. This is an opportunity, and it is...
