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Category: Press Releases
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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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RELEASE: Tell TransLink not to swerve around Burnaby Heights
Today marks the start of an online survey about a new rapid transit line that will serve 60,000 people per day. Burnaby Heights residents and businesses may miss out. Movement’s mobilizing as many people as possible to fill out the survey. For Immediate ReleaseAugust 25, 2025 “I used to take this route a lot as…
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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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RELEASE: Movement’s Thoughts on Translink’s Fall Service Changes
Transit service increases are worth celebrating! Recent ridership growth shows everyone that more buses are deeply needed everywhere.
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RELEASE: Movement urges provincial government to take ownership of soon-to-be-abandoned Squamish rail line
CN Rail is about to abandon a significant rail corridor from Squamish north. The provincial government has the right to buy it for $1, and they should. Doing so would allow BC to run safe and reliable intercity passenger rail service to Squamish, Whistler, and beyond. For Immediate Release August 5th, 2025 VANCOUVER – On…
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Release: Lessons from the 2024 Transit Service Performance Review
TransLink’s 2024 stats show huge growth where service is increased and huge declines where service is cut.If true, this means transit investments can reduce congestion and boost affordability almost immediately. When you’re done with this, click here to read our more detailed analysis. Today, TransLink has released its annual Transit Service Performance Review, which provides detailed…
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Release – Deadline for TransLink funding deal looms. Let’s have a rally!
Movement’s advocacy has reached a fever pitch as the negotiations for TransLink’s $600m funding deficit reaches their final stages. Through phone calls, e-mails, social media, and signed letters, thousands of people and organizations have spoken up to prevent transit cuts. These efforts will culminate in a rally at Metrotown Station on Sunday, March 23, at…
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Release: BC Budget “stays the course” towards transit apocalypse
“Public transit investment needs to be a saviour to possible recession from a trade war, not the victim of it.”-Michael Hall, Volunteer, Movement For Immediate ReleaseMarch 4, 2025 VANCOUVER – Today, the BC Government announced their annual budget. It was characterized as a “stay the course” budget, with great care taken to preserve essential services…
