Author: Movement

  • RELEASE: Transit Advocates Unveil Their Vision for Better Transit in Surrey

    RELEASE: Transit Advocates Unveil Their Vision for Better Transit in Surrey

    For Immediate Release SURREY, B.C. –  Transit riders in Surrey are demanding better. As the City of Surrey and TransLink begin work on new transportation plans, including the South of Fraser Area Transport Plan announced on Monday, we are stepping forward with our own community-driven vision for the city’s transit future. Built on feedback from…

  • Surrey’s Transit Future

    Surrey’s Transit Future

    The City of Surrey and TransLink are working to update Surrey’s transit network. Movement has created our own plan for what we think transit in Surrey should look like. Buses in Surrey are slow, indirect, overcrowded, and sometimes downright unpleasant to ride. We believe Surrey transit riders deserve better, so we’re proposing 3 big ideas…

  • RELEASE: Vancouver announces bus lanes on 49th, Movement reacts with Heated Rivalry-themed rally

    RELEASE: Vancouver announces bus lanes on 49th, Movement reacts with Heated Rivalry-themed rally

    Send an email to Vancouver for bus lanes on 49th Ave! Visit our campaign page for all the details. Does Hudson Williams support bus lanes on 49th Avenue, and will he celebrate his birthday with us at our lookalike competition? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb 9, 2026 SOUTH VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver has just…

  • RELEASE: Vancouver Council Majority Rejects Snow Removal Priority for Transit

    RELEASE: Vancouver Council Majority Rejects Snow Removal Priority for Transit

    For Immediate Release February 4, 2026 VANCOUVER – At the Vancouver Standing Committee on City Finance and Services Meeting on Wednesday, February 4th, the majority voted against a motion that would give snow clearing priority to transit trouble spots.  “We are disappointed. This motion was simple, it aimed to ensure that everyone, not just frequent…

  • Mindful Streets Webinar with Dr. S. Leger

    Mindful Streets Webinar with Dr. S. Leger

    Dr. Samantha Leger will be sharing some of her PhD research that focused on examining the politics and practices of everyday mobility negotiated by those who are neurodivergent and the potential for more inclusive (and just) street design for ‘all’. Read more about Dr. Leger and her research https://uwaterloo.ca/mindful-streets-project/profiles/samantha-leger Virtual meeting joining info will be sent…

  • If You Want to Win, You’ve Got to Fight – Movement Book Talk

    If You Want to Win, You’ve Got to Fight – Movement Book Talk

    Your transportation dreams are within reach—are you ready to fight for them? From safer streets to faster trains, the changes you want are possible—and transportation advocate Carter Lavin can show you how to make them real. Whether you’re dreaming of protected bike lanes, better bus service, or a bold high-speed rail future, Carter offers a…

  • RELEASE: End snow bus pile-ups!

    RELEASE: End snow bus pile-ups!

    Send a comment or sign up to speak in support of motion 5: Bus To Move. Snow clearing priority for transit trouble spots is an obvious solution to our city’s winter woes. Share your story of being stranded in the snow with council. Sign up by 5pm Feb 3rd, 2026. Movement encourages council to vote…

  • Bus Lanes for Hastings!

    Bus Lanes for Hastings!

    Important Update: April 23, 2026 Vancouver is postponing the proposed Hastings bus lanes, and doing even more consultation on the Hastings Street corridor in 2027. We’ll be sure to let you know when consultation opens up. A municipal election is coming up in the fall, and candidates will be asking for your vote. Be sure…

  • What’s red and takes 1,000 days to create? Vancouver bus lanes with paint and signs, apparently

    What’s red and takes 1,000 days to create? Vancouver bus lanes with paint and signs, apparently

    Excerpt submitted by Michael Hall, Government Relations Lead at Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders. Written for Daily Hive Urbanized. Read the full article by Michael Hall at the Daily Hive Urbanized In October 2023, Vancouver City Council voted unanimously in favour of a member motion by city councillor Sarah Kirby-Yung to add bus priority measures on major…

  • The Case of Vancouver’s Nine Missing Bus Lanes

    The Case of Vancouver’s Nine Missing Bus Lanes

    Bus lane statuses updated as of June 2026 New bus lanes in the City of Vancouver since July 24th, 2024: 0 KM Vancouver is missing nine bus lanes, but you, dear reader, can help us find them. Read on to solve the mystery and get all the bus lane updates as they come in. In…