Category: blog post
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RELEASE: Dude, where are our bus lanes?
Movement to host rally in South Vancouver on SaturdayBus riders seeking faster progress on one-year anniversary of Vancouver’s bus lane motion For Immediate ReleaseAugust 21, 2025 VANCOUVER – On July 24, 2024, Vancouver City Council unanimously passed the motion “Taking Urgent Action to Boost Street Capacity and Speed up Transit Service for Vancouverites.” This motion…
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“Dude, where’s our bus lanes?”
Cumulative time bus riders have spent delayed by traffic since July 24th, 2024: Loading… New bus lanes in Vancouver since July 24th, 2024: 0 km July 24 marks one year since Vancouver City Council passed a motion to add bus lane lanes across the city’s most congested corridors. Movement and Vision Zero Vancouver rallied support…
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BC wants feedback on their climate plan. We told them “more transit” and you should too.
What Is CleanBC? CleanBC is British Columbia’s flagship climate action plan, designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions through clean energy, efficient buildings, and low-carbon transportation. Launched in 2018, the program aims to reduce emissions by 40% below 2007 levels by 2030. However, the province’s 2024 accountability report reveals our climate plan is missing its targets,…
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“The Amazing 25”: This busy Metro Vancouver bus route is a masterclass in how to put public transit last
After enduring yet another gruelling trip on TransLink’s No. 25 UBC/Brentwood Town Centre Station bus route, I need an outlet for my frustration on what I’ll name as the “Amazing 25 line.”
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How to improve transit in Richmond? Here’s what we heard in Steveston.
At Steveston’s Canada Day Salmon Festival, we set up a board with a simple question: “How would you improve transit in Richmond?” The response was overwhelming. Dozens of residents stopped to share frustrations, ideas, and hopes for better transit. Their passion made one thing clear: Residents care deeply about fixing transportation gaps. With 68 contributions…
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Buses deserve priority in the Rupert-Renfrew Area!
Tell Vancouver City Council you want bus priority improvements in the Rupert-Renfrew neighbourhood! The 9, 16, 27 are among the slowest routes in the region, and the 25, the 4th busiest route in all of Metro Vancouver, continues face the worst bus bunching among all bus routes in the region. Residents and commuters in the…
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An evening with Miles in Transit, the YouTuber who just took a bus across Canada 🚌 🇨🇦
As of writing (June 25, 2025), Miles Taylor—better known as Miles in Transit—is taking a bus in Newfoundland, part of his journey eastward across Canada by bus with his partner. This trip involves many tight connections, one bus that runs once-per-week, and a 4-kilometre walk across a provincial border. But that’s nothing new to Miles,…
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A more detailed look at the 2024 TSPR
TransLink has released their annual Transit Service Performance Report (TSPR) for 2024, tracking a number of important stats on what kind of year our transit service had. We’ve summarized our comments in this press release, but read on for much more detail. The numbers for this year are broadly in line with the numbers last…
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Big bus on the 23 and dozens of frequency boosts: Highlights of the Spring service changes
TransLink has just put into effect new service changes this past Monday, mostly addressing overcrowding across the region.
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More Extended Thoughts on the New Investment Plan
Movement has taken some time to digest today’s TransLink funding announcement and discuss with volunteers on our Discord server. Here are the key themes: What does this agreement mean? The agreement would increase bus service by 5% compared to current levels, focused predominantly on overcrowded routes, industrial areas, regional parks, and corridors that are intended…
