Category: Press Releases
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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…
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We can have nice public spaces without banning buses from Granville
February 5, 2025 VANCOUVER – Today, the City of Vancouver released a concept for a public square on Granville Street that would affect 80,000 bus trips per day. Why are we concerned? This proposal runs the risk of getting buses stuck in traffic, and making vulnerable riders less safe. If the buses aren’t running on…
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Movement responds to Federal transit funding announcement; calls for focus on relief for Canadians
For Immediate Release 28 January 2025 VANCOUVER – The federal government has announced $66 million per year in capital funding for TransLink over the next 10 years starting from 2026. While this is a step towards ensuring our system is maintained, it falls short of their responsibility to Canadians. The public transit financial crisis exists…
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RELEASE – BC transport advocates seek candidates and voters who want affordability, safer streets, less congestion
RELEASE – BC transport advocates seek candidates and voters who want affordability, safer streets, less congestion Oct 5, 2024 An unprecedented coalition of transport advocates in BC are looking for candidates that will speak up to address road safety and congestion this election. Vote Better Transport BC (VBT) is made up of 12 non-partisan groups…
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Transit Riders groups in 3 Canadian Cities react to Rail Lockouts
Image of West Coast Express locomotive by Northwest on Wikipedia For immediate release Montreal, Vancouver, and Toronto, August 22nd, 2024 – Trajectoire Québec, TTCriders and Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders denounce that rail users are at the mercy of freight transportation in Canada. The situation caused by the labour conflict at CPKC is another example…
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Vancouver bus lane motion passes; transit riders thrilled
For Immediate Release VANCOUVER – On Wednesday, July 24, Vancouver City Council adopted a motion to urgently speed up buses on 9 corridors across the city. This builds on last fall’s bus lane motion to move faster, do more, and do what’s in the city’s power to bring forward automated bus lane enforcement. This gives…
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RELEASE: Movement urges Vancouver Council to take decisive action on bus lanes
On Wednesday, July 24, Vancouver City Council will vote on a motion to deliver more . . .
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Praise to New West for approving plan to quickly address bus delay
New West is taking decisive action on bus delay. We want to see MoTI do the same.
