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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 1d

- there's variation in the length of meetings so it's hard to predict when it will be your turn to speak, but you can follow along with the meeting on the youtube stream and keep an eye on your email to know when it's your time to call in
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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 1d

Some tips for speaking to council:
- start off by clearly stating your support for the motion
- remember politicians are elected by you and they work for you!
- numbers and stats are useful, but sharing your personal experience can be very impactful
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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 1d

Attention UBC SkyTrain supporters: sign up to speak in support of Motion 5. Next Stop UBC: A Call to Accelerate the Completion of the Broadway SkyTrain at Vancouver City Council tomorrow.

You have until 5pm today to register!

vancouver.ca/your-go...

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 5d

We’ve got a special treat for Go By Transit Week! Our amazing volunteer Ritapa just released a transit-themed album.

Listen to Lost in Transit, an album by Sukhi Sukhi / সুখি সুখি on Soundcloud!

on.soundcloud.com/ka...

Ritapa's album cover. She stands on a SkyTrain platform, looking to the side, with the text “Lost in Transit” above her.

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Patrick Johnstone @pjnewwest.bsky.social · 6d

It’s #GoByTransitWeek! @movementyvr.bsky.social
Take a bus this week, you’ll never know what friends you’ll meet.

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 8d

@langleyunion.ca

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 8d

This local news outlet in Langley is challenging both mayors to ride transit this week! Will it work? #GoByTransitWeekYVR

Challenge Issued: Mayors Must Post Transit Selfies!

We're challenging Langley Township Mayor Eric Woodward and City of Langley Mayor Nathan Pachal to post transit selfies before Go By Transit Week ends Sunday, October 5. Tag @movementyvr and use #GoByTransitWeekYVR to show our leaders champion the transit system Langley residents depend on.

www.langleyunion.ca

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 10d

🎉 GoByTransit Week!?! 🚌

We're celebrating Metro Vancouver's 1 MILLION daily transit riders with special Celebration Stations throughout the region! Stop by for ☕ Free coffee, 🥐 Free snacks and ❤ Free stickers!

🤳 Share your transit journey! Tag us @movementyvr and use #GoByTransitWeekYVR

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 12d

Metro Vancouver deserves better transit. So, how do we pay for it?

On Nov 14, we are inviting you to bring your ideas to our Dragon’s Den-style showdown (yes, there are prizes)! Or just come cheer for your favourite idea.

Keynote by Anna Zivarts + reception to follow.

topfundingmodel.ca/

Poster for "Transit’s Next Top Funding Model" event in Surrey, BC on November 14, 2025, featuring blurred transit imagery and partner logos.

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 15d

It’s a week celebrating the 1 million transit riders in our region! We’ll be setting up celebration stations at different transit stops across Metro Vancouver, offering coffee, stickers! Tag us @movementyvr and use #GoByTransitWeekYVR to share your experience with us.

It's Go By Transit Week Sept 29th– Oct 5th! Find your Celebration Station. Stop by for free coffee, snacks, and stickers!

Monday, Sept 29th
Surrey
HOLLAND PARK/KING GEORGE STATION

Monday, Sept 29th
Vancouver
MARINE DRIVE STATION

Monday, Sept 29th
Vancouver
VPL CENTRAL BRANCH LIBRARY

Wednesday, Oct 1st
Richmond
RICHMOND–BRIGHOUSE STATION

Thursday, October 2nd
Burnaby
BRENTWOOD TOWN CENTRE STATION

Friday, October 3rd
Coquitlam
LAFARGE LAKE–DOUGLAS STATION

Saturday, October 4th
New Westminster
COLUMBIA STATION

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 16d

This was a hot transit summer, so many extra hands, so many opportunities to hear from transit riders and to make transit better. As summer wraps up, were not putting away the heat. Follow along for more exciting content and events this Fall!

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 18d

Rapid transit improvements work best when it’s designed to serve an area of shops, restaurants and housing… We’re fighting to make sure transit improvements that serve the needs of our region don’t get shut down by people afraid of change.

The Problem with Vancouver's Boundary Rd BRT (w/ @MovementYVR )

Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/rmtransit-the-problem-with-vancouvers-boundary-rd-brt-w-movement @MovementYVR is a great advocacy organization fighting for better transit in the Metro Vancouver area, and today they bring you a video all about the problems of the propos

www.youtube.com

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 19d

Last day for the TransLink survey! 🚍 "The demand for better transit is already here," says a 20-year Heights resident. Option 1 = better access to housing & businesses. Option 2 = thousands left behind. Link in bio to have your say! #BurnabyHeights #TransitJustice

“Why I, a 20-Year Resident of the Heights, Support Bus Lanes on Hastings” “The demand for better transit is already here. The R5 runs at or near capacity nearly every day. To their credit, TransLink recognizes this and is working on solutions.” — Nathaniel Christopher

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 19d

📊 Transit = Affordability Our Executive Director sat down with CKNW to discuss how improved public transit can help address the affordability crisis. A study by Metro Vancouver reveals that households with reliable transit access find significant savings in Transportation. movementyvr.ca/cars-...

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 22d

Our Executive Director Denis Agar was interviewed for the Vancouver Sun's to talk about how transit helps with costs.

Read the full article here: vancouversun.com/new...
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'It's practical common sense': Metro Vancouver can't solve cost-of-living crisis without addressing the cost of getting around

For several suburban areas, people spend more on commuting than on housing

vancouversun.com

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 22d

Without the alternative options like good transit, many people are stuck with the expensive burden of car ownership. By improving transit, families can more easily forgo a vehicle and save an average save of over $10,000 a year!
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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 22d

It's no surprise that housing in Metro Vancouver is expensive. But it might surprise you that for some parts of our region, transportation costs even more than housing.
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A brightly coloured graphic with a snippet from the Vancouver Sun Article about the Housing and Transportation Cost Burden Study Update. A link to the article in the caption or in our bio.

Vancouver Sun

Graph of Average Annual Cost of Housing and Transportation in Metro Vancouver by Municipality

Metro Vancouver can't solve cost-of-living crisis without addressing the cost of getting around

While the multi-billion-dollar SkyTrain projects draw the most public attention — and money — there’s another, often overlooked mode of transportation that Metro’s leaders view as a big part of the near-term solution: the humble bus.

Movement

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 28d

The Metro Vancouver Housing and Transportation Cost Burden Study Update just dropped, check it out here: metrovancouver.org/b...
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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 28d

Cars expensive! Transit cheap!

A new study finds that high transportation costs are driven largely by owning vehicles and people who live by rapid transit have a lower cost of living.

We're absolutely shocked!

(Just kidding, we aren't surprised at all.)
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A graph of number of cars per household and average transportation costs per household. Zero car households spend under $3k, single vehicle households spend almost $14k, and two or more car households spend $30k!

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · Sep 4

Fill out the Metrotown-North Shore BRT survey by Sept 21:
translinklistens.ca/...

Check out our website for more information:
movementyvr.ca/bby-h...
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Above: An image of apartment-lined, coffee shop full Hastings Street in Burnaby Heights, from TransLink

Below: Car dealerships and wide streets and powerlines on Boundary Road, Image from Google

In the middle: Which street should BRT go on?
Your opinion will help decide!

Fill out TransLink’s survey before September 21
to help choose the route

We hope you support
Option 1: Hastings / Willingdon

Visit the link in the caption!

Want to
learn MORE?

Visit our website to learn more about Metrotown-North Shore BRT

Who are we? What’s Movement?
Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders is a non-profit organization working to make transit more abundant, accessible, fast, reliable, and affordable for all

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · Sep 4

As advocates for better public transit, we wanted to share our thoughts.
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TransLink is asking you which route the BRT should take

OPTION 1: Hastings St and Willingdon Ave

OPTION 2: Boundary Rd and Lougheed Hwy

An arrow points to option 1 and says We think Option 1: Hastings / Willingdon is the better choice

Why we support
OPTION 1

Option 1 serves more people with fast, frequent, and reliable transit

60,000 daily riders will bring new potential customers direct to Burnaby Heights businesses

It addresses the worst bus delay in Burnaby! Also, R5 buses to SFU can use the BRT lanes

Eileen Daily Pool, Confederation Park, and McGill Library would be totally skipped by Option 2

Why transit riders support
OPTION 1

Speech bubbles surround the following quotes:

I just moved from Burnaby Heights, and a lack of good transit going north/south was always my main complaint.
– Harris

I love Burnaby Heights, but I don’t have a car so getting there from Metrotown means taking the 130 which takes nearly an hour for me.
- Samantha

Frequent and reliable transit is NECESSARY for someone who lives near Hastings street and needs to get to work on time. I frequently have to wait for a late bus only to get on an extremely crowded bus.
– Catherine

Why we don’t support
OPTION 2

Option 2 serves fewer people with fast, frequent, and reliable transit

It doesn’t expand the rapid transit network because no stops are planned along Boundary

Gilmore to Brentwood is already served by the SkyTrain. We don’t need to duplicate that service

Routes BRT through low-density neighbourhoods, business parks, and BC Hydro infrastructure

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · Sep 4

Would you rather have new convenient transit access to the wonderful restaurants and shops in Burnaby Heights, or to a station that's already served by SkyTrain?

The choice is yours!
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Metrotown–North Shore Bus Rapid Transit
EXPLAINED

A graphic of the MNS BRT route with a question mark around the undecided portion of the route
Park royal - Lonsdale - Phibbs Exchange - Kootenay Loop - Maybe Burnaby Heights - Brentwood - BCIT - Metrotown

Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders

An image of BRT in Utrecht, from Karl Fjellstrom, Far East Mobility

What is Bus Rapid Transit?

BRT is like SkyTrain for the road!
It’s fast, frequent and reliable
- buses every five minutes
- dedicated lanes to zoom past traffic
- fancy stations

Seattle put in BRT and ridership doubled in less than a year

What is the Metrotown-North Shore BRT?

This new BRT route will go from Metrotown to Park Royal in only 60 minutes

The exact route is still undecided

A map of the route from TransLink is displayed in the background

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · Sep 3

Come with us to the Richmond Olympic Oval in the @cityofrichmondbc.bsky.social a landmark destination in the city. How can we improve the experience for transit riders of all ages and abilities?

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · Aug 28

Massive transit cuts are in effect in Philadelphia. They are facing a devastating 45% service cut, and a 20% fare increase. This is the 6th largest city in the US, and is one of the hosts for the world cup next summer.

SEPTA cuts: Riders feel a 'sense of loss' during the first day of reduced service

As SEPTA cuts begin, Philadelphians are adjusting to slower commute times. “It is grief, in a sense,” one rider said.

whyy.org

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · Aug 26

We agree with Natalie! The BRT will bring 60,000 potential customers, let’s make sure they go along Hastings through Burnaby Heights instead of car dealerships.

After all, transit users need food, not cars! 😋

Tell TransLink not to swerve around the Heights: translinklistens.ca/...
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A quote on a translucent blue circle:

"I used to take this route a lot as part of my former commute from Burnaby (Metrotown area) to CapU. It took way too long!

But while I was staring out the window on the bus, I discovered several favourite local businesses along Hastings, and would occasionally stop for a sandwich, snacks or dinner on my way to and from campus. I would not have discovered or patronized these businesses if the bus was routed through an industrial area."

– Natalie

Desolate and barren Boundary road has glimspes of industrial buildings in the background.

"... or here?

Option 2: Boundary and Lougheed"

Golden hour in Burnaby Heights, people get off the bus and walk along the sidewalk next to local businesses.

"Would you rather have transit here...

Option 1: Hastings and Willingdon"

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