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Work underway on Vancouver’s Broadway subway extension

Work underway on Vancouver’s Broadway subway extension

by John Richmond | May 18, 2022 | Rapid Transit

Visitors to Vancouver taking the Canada Line downtown, stopping at Broadway City Hall station will see the construction that marks the recent start of Canada’s newest public transit expansion (complete with its own website): a $2.83 Billion extension of the city’s...
TABC seeks equal consideration for transit riders as drivers get handouts from the Province

TABC seeks equal consideration for transit riders as drivers get handouts from the Province

by Transport Action | Apr 19, 2022 | Transit

Around the world, from Germany to New Zealand, governments have been tackling the cost of living crisis in the aftermath of the pandemic and spiking gasoline prices due to the the invasion of Ukraine by cutting bus and train fares, directly reducing the cost of...
Integrated Transit Service for BC Sunshine Coast Communities

Integrated Transit Service for BC Sunshine Coast Communities

by John Richmond | Aug 25, 2021 | Regional Transit

New partnership between BC Transit, Coast Connector Bus Company, and BC Ferries aims to bring integrated public transit service to remote Sunshine Coast communities with coordinated schedules and fares, which could become a model for more collaboration between...
BC Government looks to next phase of SkyTrain link from Vancouver to North Shore

BC Government looks to next phase of SkyTrain link from Vancouver to North Shore

by John Richmond | Sep 30, 2020 | Transit

September 9, 2020 saw the release of the long awaited Stage 2 of the Burrard Inlet Rapid Transit Study. The project, started in 2018 and funded by the BC Ministry of Transportation, looks to address a subject of long standing interest among Lower Mainland transit...
COVID19 Affects Transit Financing – Service Cutbacks

COVID19 Affects Transit Financing – Service Cutbacks

by Rick | Apr 24, 2020 | Buses, Issues, Transit

Drastic ridership and financial losses – for TransLink farebox, gas tax and parking tax revenue – are leading to significant public transit service reductions. TransLink has announced major service cuts, including route eliminations, starting April 24 with...
COVID 19 Impacts BC’s Public Transportation

COVID 19 Impacts BC’s Public Transportation

by Rick | Apr 7, 2020 | Ferries, Inter-city bus, Inter-city Rail, Transit

The following was gathered from various web sites on April 3. Given the fluidity of the current situation, further changes may happen quickly and with little notice.BC Bus North (https://bcbus.ca/): The company has introduced additional cleaning protocols but its web...
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