Our transit system in Greater Victoria is threatened like never before. Revenues from gas taxes and transit fares have evaporated, and the federal government is bailing out private yacht clubs and luxury car dealerships while refusing to provide emergency operating funding for public transit. There have been significant cuts to transit service in Greater Victoria […]
Author: Eric Doherty
Watch video here: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/transit-riders-group-calls-greater-victoria-bus-cancellations-a-crisis-1.4672762 VICTORIA – Frustrated commuters will continue to face travel woes for the remainder of the year until new equipment and busses arrive in Victoria.
In this Newsletter: 1) Green New Deal Town Hall Thurs 2) Support universal youth transit passes in Greater Victoria 3) Good News – Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities supports funding shift for transit 4) Bad News – Provincial Government funds highway expansion & delays bus lane completion
Dear members of the Capital Regional District Transportation Committee April 23, 2019 Re April 24 agenda Item 5.1 – Motion with Notice: Transportation Improvements on Highway 1 and Highway 14 Corridors Victorians for Transportation Choice (VTC) is very concerned about the direction of the Southern Vancouver Island Transportation Strategy (SVITS) and related provincial government plans […]
Dear members of the Victoria Transit Commission, re. Priorities and upcoming Victoria Transit Commission workshop The Better Transit Alliance (BTA) understands that the Victoria Transit Commission will soon be holding an internal workshop to discuss setting priorities for BC Transit. We would like you to consider these points in your workshop and other actions. Climate […]
Letters to the editor are crucial for getting better transit. Please consider writing a letter to the editor today! Times Colonist March 17, 2019 Re: “$16M OK’d to complete key bus lane,” March 7. It’s great to see that another small portion of the Trans-Canada Highway will see completed bus lanes in the near future. […]
March 7, 2019 Media Release – For Immediate Release Victoria, BC – Victorians for Transportation Choice (VTC) challenges the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to align its southern Vancouver Island transportation strategy with BC’s climate action goals, including legislated GHG reduction targets.
In this newsletter: • Invest in transit, and protect the Sooke Hills Park! • Province foot dragging on filling Hwy 1 bus lane gap • CRD needs to hear from you – in person or by email • Electric bus article • Breaking – Victoria to fund youth transit passes! Invest in transit, and protect […]
In this newsletter: • BC Government’s climate plans need a push, from you • Help get the Highway 1 Bus Lanes Completed – Write to your MLA BC Government’s climate plans need a push, from you The BC Government recently outlined some of their high-level ideas on climate action in a set of discussion papers. […]
Dads find Car Free YYJ tailor-made for Father’s Day Jeff Bell / Times Colonist June 17, 2018 The World’s Coolest Dad — at least, that’s what his T-shirt said — spent part of his Father’s Day at the annual Car Free YYJ celebration on Douglas Street. Jason Rolstone and 14-year-old daughter Katie strolled through the […]