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🚌 Transit and Urban Planning 🏬
🇨🇦 Cdn, BC, and Metro Van Politics 🍊
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WE DID IT! We SAVED the bus!

TransLink's 2025 Investment Plan is out, and it confirms that our collective efforts have paid off: no bus cuts until 2027 and a 5% increase in bus service starting this September!
April 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Help us fight for better transit!

Please consider donating your rebate cheque to Movement. Visit movementyvr.ca/donate to improve transit.
March 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The 406 is already full after leaving its first stop at Richmond-Brighouse station

Imagine how much worse this will be if the @davidebybc.bsky.social @bcnewdemocrats.bsky.social provincial government allows half of transit service to be cut

#vanpoli #richmondbc #bcpoli @movementyvr.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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My latest post on my blog (please consider subscribing!) is about how leaning into transit now can help Canada defend against Americas trade war.

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Now is the time for Canada to Invest in Transit
I’m sorry I have not written in a while, between raising a kid and having your countries next door neighbour attack your country it has been a tiring and stressful time. Make sure you’r…
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March 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Hot off the press!

Our Executive Director Denis Agar just published an op-ed: "Are we really about to cut public transit services in Metro Vancouver?" The situation is dire, with potential cuts leaving many stranded. dailyhive.com/vancouver/tr...

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March 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Councilor Betty Forbes last month: "we don't need to go for the gold standard of road safety" in the District of North Vancouver.

Today a 16 year old girl is dead.

www.nsnews.com/local-news/t...
December 20, 2024 at 10:10 PM
November 28, 2024 at 1:07 AM
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The average monthly cost of a new car in Canada is $1400 including gas, insurance, etc.

When transit becomes faster, more frequent, more reliable, a few more families are finally able to swap their $1400 car bill for a $140 transit pass.

www.zoocasa.com/blog...
Reducing Car Costs to Improve Housing Affordability
Zoocasa examines how reducing car costs can improve housing affordability using the example of monthly mortgage payments and rents.
www.zoocasa.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:25 PM