Better Transit YYJNews articles and media releases
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.
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.
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 […]
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. […]
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