Tag: transit
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Why are protestors asking to “Save the Bus?”
Hundreds of public transit supporters gathered last weekend to protest the TransLink funding shortfall that would decimate transit service across Metro Vancouver. Both the provincial government and the Metro Vancouver Mayors’ Council have so far been silent on covering the $580 million required to stop service cuts in 2026, with TransLink warning of a catastrophic…
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Victoria Residents Asked to Go Big on Housing and Transit; Staff Went Small.
Victoria’s OCP draft is out, and while it goes far, it doesn’t deal with a whole host of issues in getting housing built.
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Burnaby council sends Hastings bus lanes to public engagement purgatory
On November 18th, Burnaby City Council voted to send the proposal for bus lanes on Hastings Street back to a second round of public engagement, scaling back the original plan.
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McKenzie could finally get bus lanes—if transit riders stand up
During rush hour, transit riders make up more than half of the traffic on McKenzie, but currently get none of the road space. Saanich is trying to change that, in the face of opposition.