In this newsletter: • Visit or Volunteer with the Better Transit Alliance at Car Free Day • Help get the Highway 1 Bus Lanes Completed – Write to your MLA • Central Saanich Community Association forms Transit Committee • Write a letter to the editor today! Visit or Volunteer with the Better Transit Alliance at […]
Author: Eric Doherty
Times Colonist May 19, 2018 Re: “Horgan puts brakes on light rail for E&N,” column, May 16. I’m glad Premier John Horgan is focused on getting the Douglas Street/Trans-Canada Highway bus lanes completed before moving on to more complex transit projects. The 24/7 bus lanes on Douglas Street and parts of the Trans-Canada Highway are […]
Eric Diller of the Better Transit Alliance was interviewed by Walter McGinnis on the Citizen’s Forum show on Shaw. Check out the wide ranging discussion of the Douglas / Highway 1 bus lanes, electric buses and more. Click here to watch https://youtu.be/aSPQ4wvx10I?t=14m4s
Bus-lane extension to speed commute to West Shore Lindsay Kines / Times Colonist March 8, 2018 Transit riders can expect a slightly faster commute to the West Shore this fall once work concludes to extend the northbound rapid bus lane on Douglas Street. B.C. Transportation Minister Claire Trevena announced Wednesday that Jacob Bros. Construction Inc. […]
Provincial budget a 7 million dollar step in the right direction The NDP government’s recently released budget includes a two cent per litre increase in the tax on gasoline and diesel to raise about $7 million per year for better transit. Local government representatives and the Victoria Transit Commission have been calling for this essential […]
Times Colonist Letters to Editor February 25, 2018 Re: “For now, the Crawl lives on,” column, Feb. 16. It’s good news that the provincial government is proceeding with the next section of bus lane on Douglas Street in Saanich. The Better Transit Alliance also agrees with columnist Jack Knox that “continuous, dedicated transit lanes between […]
Adding blacktop solutions to handle more vehicles not the answer, reader writes Jan. 14, 2018 Re: Regional transportation authority has mayors at odds (vicnews.com, Jan. 11) Langford Mayor Stew Young has convinced me that a Capital Regional District transportation service is a good idea. He suggests that ‘experts’ in the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure […]
Eric Doherty of the Better Transit Alliance is interviewed by Jack Etkinon the November 22 2017 Citizen’s Forum show on Shaw. Discussion includes Douglas / Highway 1 bus lanes, and the federal-provincial climate agreement. Click here to watch https://youtu.be/RK0vEm10gpA?t=14m33s
Ask Victoria Council to Approve BTA’s Transit & Climate Motion! At the request of the Better Transit Alliance, Victoria City Councillors Jeremy Loveday and Ben Isitt have crafted a motion based on the BTA’s open letter on climate-friendly transportation investments! The motion is titled “Advocacy to Shift Investment to Low-Emission Transportation.” The motion reads:
Have you written a letter to the editor about transit this month? How about writing a quick one right now, short and to the point is usually best! Build efficient transit system now! Re: “Trans-Canada congestion is a climate crime,” letter, Nov. 18. I agree with the writer of the letter. I think it’s time […]