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Canada’s three biggest transit agencies urge Federal Government to unlock next wave of funding for public transit
Toronto, Montreal and Metro Vancouver’s transit agencies have joined in an urgent appeal to the Government of Canada to accelerate the launch of the promised Permanent Transit Fund (PTF) by two years, to 2024, in response to exploding population growth and increasing financial pressures for the country’s three largest transit systems. In a joint Federal…
“Students Cannot Wait”: Metro Vancouver student unions unite in call for immediate transit funding alongside Mayors’ Council
Vancouver, B.C. – With the B.C. provincial budget just around the corner, student groups from University of British Columbia (UBC), Capilano University, Simon Fraser University (SFU), and BC Institute of Technology (BCIT) are sounding a collective call to action for immediate investment in the Access for Everyone transit expansion plan. At UBC, an event organized…
Mayors and community leaders invite Metro Vancouver residents to show their support for more transit
(Vancouver, B.C.) – The TransLink Mayors’ Council has launched a new campaign in partnership with community leaders, calling on residents of Metro Vancouver to ask governments to fund urgent transit expansion in the region. New advertisements at SkyTrain stations, bus stops and on social media provide a link where residents can easily send a letter…
TransLink Mayors’ Council approves first phase of transit expansion plan with new asks of federal government
(Vancouver, B.C.) – Today the TransLink Mayors’ Council confirmed the projects and investments to be included in the first phase of the Access for Everyone plan and approved a submission to the federal Minister of Finance calling for the government to join the region and the province in developing a new funding model for TransLink. The…
More Affordable Housing Through Strategic Investments in Urban Transit
Click here to see the full Mayors’ Council Submission to the Government of Canada in Advance of the 2024-25 Budget Recommendations As the Government of Canada prepares its 2024-25 Budget, Metro Vancouver’s TransLink Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation asks that the Government: Introduction In Canada’s big cities, public transit is a basic utility, like electricity,…
Mayors’ Council Renews Call for Provincial Funding Commitment in Response to New Transit-Oriented Development Legislation
(Vancouver, B.C.) – The TransLink Mayors’ Council today welcomed the Government of B.C.’s announcement of new legislation to encourage the development of housing adjacent to rapid transit and other public transit hubs, noting that there is an urgent need for additional Provincial and Federal investments in new transit services to ensure transit-oriented development is successful.…
TransLink Mayors’ Council warns housing targets at risk without federal and provincial commitments to transit expansion
New data shows Metro Vancouver transit system already struggling to meet demand with record population growth coming (Vancouver, B.C.) – Today at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Annual Convention, the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation warned that time is running out for the provincial and federal governments to commit new funding for public transit…
Public opinion poll conducted on behalf of the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation
The following results are based on an online survey of 1,003 Canadians in the Metro Vancouver region conducted between August 9-28, 2023. Click here to read more.
Mayors’ Council Statement on Federal Cabinet Shuffle
(Vancouver, B.C.) – Following the announcement this morning by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing a new federal cabinet, Mayor Brad West, Chair of the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation, said: “The Mayors’ Council congratulates all members of the new federal cabinet and we look forward to continuing our partnership with the Government of Canada to…
New transit ridership numbers underscore urgency for federal funding appeal
June 1, 2023 (Vancouver, B.C.) – At its meeting today, the TransLink Mayors’ Council discussed a report that showed surging transit ridership over the past year of 20 per cent or more in every part of Metro Vancouver, with overcrowding beginning to approach pre-pandemic levels in many areas. These pressures are most acute in the…