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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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Car Free Day: Survey Says…
If you stopped by our booth at our first Car Free Day Victoria on June 18, 2017, then you might have participated in our informal sticker survey. We loved chatting with everyone who stopped by and hearing some of your transit concerns in Greater Victoria- as well as many positive stories of transit experiences in […]
The BC Liberals promised 24/7 bus lanes on Hwy 1 all the way to the Westshore “soon” in 2008. In September 2016, the City of Victoria signaled their intention to move ahead with 24/7 bus lanes on Douglas Street up to the Saanich border. “That is where we need to go — 24-seven all the […]
Do you take the bus from, to, or through the District of Saanich? We encourage you to take their survey (it wraps up on January 31st, 2017). Your input will help inform the District’s 30-year Active Transportation Plan. Public transportation is active transportation!
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Our First Event!
Join us for our first ever public event “Bike lanes & Beyond” on November 29th: https://www.facebook.com/events/1808000352772379/