Category: blog post
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Immediate Response: Save the Bus was successful!
The Bus Has Been Saved; TransLink announces 5% service increase starting in September TransLink has posted the details of its 2025 Investment Plan, which confirms that the province and the Mayors’ Council have come to an agreement to ensure there are no cuts to bus service between now and 2027. There will be a 5%…
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Rally for Transit sees huge turnout
Our Rally for Transit this past Sunday was a massive success! Despite the pouring rain, 300 people turned up at Metrotown Station to have their voices heard and to fight for the future of public transit in Metro Vancouver. While the Mayors’ Council and the province continue their negotiations over how they will address the…
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We’re FINALLY selling that hoodie you either love or hate
I’m not quite sure what to write here, because the hoodie really speaks for itself. And it speaks quite loudly.
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Be part of Movement’s new era and check out the gifts we have for new donors
Movement’s growing really fast. Do you remember when Movement was just an idea 12 months ago? Today, we can announce that we hired our first person! Welcome to the team, Michelle Scarr! She’ll be helping with basically everything – running campaigns, fundraising, growing the organization. But that’s a limited contract. We still don’t have the money…
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Burnaby Council decision on bus lanes signals new consensus on tackling congestion
On Monday night, Burnaby City Council approved a motion to dedicate curbside bus lanes on Hastings Street between Delta Avenue and Duthie Avenue from 7am to 7pm.
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Let Burnaby City Council know that you want bus lanes on Hastings by 5pm Monday, Nov 18th!
Burnaby council will be deciding this Monday, Nov. 18th at 5pm on whether or not to implement bus-only lanes, 7 days a week from 7am to 7pm, along Hastings St between Willingdon Ave and Duthie Ave. If you have personal experience taking the R5 or any of the other buses along Hastings, we encourage you…
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Guest Post: How can we turn the 49 into a Yellow Brick Road?
By Jamie Burke “Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” This infamous line, delivered by Dorothy to her beloved dog Toto, is from Tristen Foy’s favourite film ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Tristen tells me this as we’re cruising along the 49 route together, sitting near the back of the bus. It’s a…
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Movement & Friends react to the Federal Permanent Transit Fund
Movement has signed on to a joint statement issued by Environmental Defence Canada, and co-signed by TTCRiders, Equiterre, and the David Suzuki Foundation. Here’s our quote: “To transit riders, it feels like this funding announcement is taking place in a parallel universe. Capital funding to build transit will be crucial for future generations, but what…