Category: Blog Posts
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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…
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Are the World Cup changes benefitting transit riders?
With the World Cup Global Soccer Event in town, TransLink and the City of Vancouver have made a number of changes to the transit network to support the influx of visitors. But are they actually good for transit riders?
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R2 Extension, MNS BRT, what does it all mean?
TransLink announced that the Second Narrows Bridge is getting a RapidBus! Is that what we wanted? The R2 extension in September 2026 will make it a one seat ride from Metrotown to the North Shore. This follows the same route as the BRT we want, but a BRT will be much cooler. It will have…
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Surrey’s 2026-2030 proposed budget | What transit riders need to know
The City of Surrey dropped their proposed 2026-2030 budget/financial plan detailing how they will raise and spend money in the next five years. How does this impact transit riders? First, here’s a crash course on who funds what: Budget What does it fund? How is it paid for? TransLink budget Running buses, trains, and ferries…
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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…
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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…
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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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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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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…
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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…
