During this common period of reflection, BC Transit is celebrating several major milestones and accomplishments that are all directly related to improving reliability and service for customers. Below is a list of some of the biggest developments that impacted BC Transit service throughout the province in 2025 and beyond.
Meanwhile, TransLink ridership is still down, services still cut back, and LRT expansion slowly approaching where it was supposed to be a decade ago. Busses still have the “Transit of the year 1998” stickers from back when everything was run by BC Transit.
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Meanwhile, TransLink ridership is still down, services still cut back, and LRT expansion slowly approaching where it was supposed to be a decade ago. Busses still have the “Transit of the year 1998” stickers from back when everything was run by BC Transit.
Gotta make sure the bc ndp uphold their 2024 platform promising to bring handy dart into public ownership. Seniors and those with disabilities deserve professional service.
Can you cite your source for
I’m curious what the ridership projections/goals were from 10 years ago, even if we are back at 2016 levels of ridership today, as seen here:
https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/data-and-information/accountability-centre/ridership#historic-ridership-trend
Remote work definitely changed commuting patterns drastically in cities, so it’s debatable how well pre- and post-pandemic stats can be compared.