Author: Movement
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An update (or non-update) for bus lanes on Granville
It’s been eight months since our campaign launched to push for bus lanes promised back in 2023 by Vancouver City Council. It’s 2026 – there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that the city is still planning on going ahead with transit priority on Granville, and they might have totally caved if…
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Ambitious BRT plan will be huge for Surrey, Langley and Maple Ridge, but details and funding matter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2026 Today, TransLink released a more detailed proposal for their Bus Rapid Transit plans in Surrey, Langley, and Maple Ridge. Movement wholeheartedly supports Bus Rapid Transit in the Lower Mainland and is encouraged to see these designs with very significant portions of centre-running bus lanes. We will be reviewing the details…
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RELEASE: Metro Vancouver bus service is expanding on Monday. It’s just a sample of what we could get with more funding.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 2nd, 2025 Movement will be riding the first ever mid-day trip of route 80 in the River District.● Available for interviews before, during, and after the ride VANCOUVER – On Monday, TransLink is rolling out increased service on dozens of routes across Metro Vancouver. This is thanks to new funding that…
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Service challenges and recommendations for 502, 503 and 388 bus routes
We’ve been spending time in Surrey, listening closely to transit riders and learning from their everyday experiences of moving through the city. Through this engagement, two key hotspots emerged as areas of concern and opportunity. This memo summarizes what we heard and shares our recommendations based on those insights. We gathered this feedback through multiple…
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RELEASE: As federal transit fund disappears, two potential new transit funding tools identified in Surrey competition
For Immediate Release [Photos available here] SURREY – Last Friday, Movement hosted Transit’s Next Top Funding Model at SFU Surrey campus. 300 spectators attended, and 8 teams presented their tools to fix the transit funding crisis. Two were crowned winners. With the passage of the federal budget today, the Canadian Public Transit Fund is officially…
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Dare to Dream of a Better 19
“I’ve put up with the 19 for 30 years of full buses, waiting too long for the next bus, and buses not stopping! I’m tired of it!” — Colleen, Retired Vancouver Resident Send an email to Vancouver for faster buses on Main and Kingsway! Let city council know just how slow the second slowest bus…
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LETTER: Community Hub is White Rock’s Greatest Opportunity for Improved Transit
Currently, White Rock is a city with sub-par transit service and relatively poor ridership. However, with more cars on the road, steep housing prices, and limited road and parking space, we must improve transit to ensure residents and visitors can get around our city efficiently and affordably. With that said, the Community Hub project is…
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RELEASE: Movement Plans Dragons’ Den-style event to find most popular transit funding model
Transit funding is surprisingly popular. On Nov 14, we’ll find out which funding model is on top. Transit systems across the world use many different tools to fund their operations, and the province has promised to launch a new one by 2027. Movement will host a “Dragons’ Den”-style event where participating teams will argue for…
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RELEASE: Surrey’s design for Bus Rapid Transit on King George is a model for other cities to follow
With the King George Blvd BRT being only one of three BRT projects in TransLink’s first tranche of routes, Movement is calling on all other municipalities – Langley Township, Maple Ridge, Burnaby, and North Vancouver (City and District) to also demand this level of priority for their BRT routes. The provincial Ministry of Transportation and…
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Cars are expensive, transit is not
It’s no surprise that housing is very expensive in Metro Vancouver, but did you know that in some parts of our region, transportation is even more expensive? That’s just one of the results from Metro Vancouver latest Housing and Transportation Cost Burden Study Update. They found that on average, families that have no vehicles spend…
