Category: Blog Posts
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What are the provincial parties’ transit promises?
Advanced polls have opened for the provincial election, meaning you can vote to help decide the next premier right now! Transit promises haven’t played a big role in this election. Movement is working to change this over time by demonstrating how much popular support there is for better transit, and by mobilizing transit riders to…
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The biggest gap in Richmond’s transit network, and how to fix it
TransLink and the BC Government are investing billions of dollars on multiple SkyTrain projects in Metro Vancouver to shorten travel times and alleviate worsening congestion on our roads. At the same time, there is a glaring rapid transit gap holding our region back that could be fixed for a fraction of the cost and completed…
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Which municipal candidates have good transit ideas?
The municipal election is just a few days away. Movement is a non-partisan organization, which means we don’t endorse candidates. But we do endorse ideas! Here are the ways we’re engaging with the candidates and their ideas this time around: In this blog post, we want to highlight the transit ideas that candidates and parties…
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Where do Surrey’s Municipal Political Parties Stand on Transit?
As you’ve probably heard countless times by now, there are two elections happening this October: a municipal election in every city, and a provincial election later in the month. In Surrey, this means voting for a mayor and councillors on October 17th to form city council. We’ve asked candidates across Metro Vancouver to sign our…
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Vancouver City Council Transit Report Card
It’s double election season in British Columbia, with voters heading to the polls to elect not only their municipal governments, but also their provincial government too! But municipal comes first, and in Vancouver, this means voting for a mayor and councillors to form city council. We’ve asked candidates to sign our Transit Hero Pledge (follow…
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The transit solution on Hastings that could also save lives
By Denis Agar Around the world, cities are experimenting with different, context-specific ways to solve their unique transportation problems. One such experiment in Toronto started as a one-year pilot, but that pilot was successful enough that the project will celebrate its’ 10-year anniversary soon. I think that pilot has some crucial lessons for Vancouver’s Hastings…
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How candidates can be transit heroes this election!
A guide for hopeful municipal mayors and councillors Municipal leaders have a huge impact on transit. Here’s what we’re asking Metro Vancouver council hopefuls to do on our Transit Hero Pledge. There are a few municipality-specific asks in pledges for Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, and Richmond in addition to what’s on this page. If you’re a politician running for…
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Survey says: What are your priorities for the upcoming municipal election?
As the municipal election approaches on October 17th, we want to make sure the issues that transit riders care about the most are front and centre. Municipal politicians often have the most power to fix problems with transit, so we sent out a survey asking our newsletter recipients what they most want fixed. Here’s what…
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You can shape Richmond’s Transit Future!
⬇️ 繁體中文、简体中文 ⬇️ Calling all transit riders and Richmondites! Movement is working on “Richmond’s Transit Future!” It’s a policy proposal that will guide our advocacy to all levels of government: TransLink, the City of Richmond, the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit, and the Federal Government. In February this year, we published “Surrey’s Transit Future,”…
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What even is a BRT?
A Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT for short) is a type of transit service where buses run in dedicated lanes, separated from traffic. BRT lines might also include signal priority to allow buses to skip red lights, upgraded stations with level boarding, off-board fare payment, and other features you would expect to see at metro…
