Metro Vancouver mayors have been asking the provincial and federal governments to help fix TransLink’s outdated funding model, which has left TransLink with a significant operating deficit and threatens to delay the Access for Everyone plan.
In fact, our region faces drastic cuts to existing transit services if the provincial government doesn’t step up. Read how the October 2024 BC Election represents a pivotal opportunity to protect and expand transit services.
Essential services like public transit are fundamental to having well-functioning, prosperous, healthy cities where affordable housing is within reach for everyone.
TransLink is already seeing serious overcrowding in some parts of the region and we are at risk of seeing many of our bus routes overcapacity as soon as 2025. That’s why it is critical for all three levels of government to invest in the Access for Everyone plan.
Access for Everyone will:
More than double bus service over 2022 levels
Add up to nine new traffic-separated Bus Rapid Transit lines
Make improvements to the region’s major road network
Increase HandyDART service for people with disabilities by 60 per cent and provide 24-hour service
Begin long-term planning for a rapid transit solution to the North Shore (Metrotown to Park Royal)
Build the Burnaby Mountain Gondola to Simon Fraser University
Extend the SkyTrain to the University of British Columbia
Increase SeaBus service start and end times to match SkyTrain’s service hours
Expand cycling and pedestrian infrastructure