tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35475694429741549682024-03-19T00:45:19.876-07:00Free Public Transit - British ColumbiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-68346236113477923102020-03-10T17:42:00.004-07:002020-03-10T17:42:54.831-07:00#freepublictransit for youth "shouldn't even be a debate"<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This shouldn't even be a debate. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nanaimo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nanaimo</a> maintains roads for $Millions/year that cars use for free. We allow parking on the sides of our roads for free. Imagine the outcry if we instituted a fee of $5/car to drive on the roads each day just like we do for people using transit. <a href="https://t.co/F5KYLB3Fki">https://t.co/F5KYLB3Fki</a></p>— Don Bonner (@donbonner) <a href="https://twitter.com/donbonner/status/1233084305854758913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-80639276963752959502020-03-07T22:15:00.002-08:002020-03-07T22:15:54.998-08:00#freepublictransit would make healthcare provision much easier for old and poor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Maintenance of fares is maintenance of inequality in public transit access, and access to public life.<br />Social isolation is as dangerous as smoking and affects many, especially older adults.<br />I hope very much that some of these issues will be raised in the next installments.<br />Has the author of this piece ever watched a medical problem of a client living in poverty worsen, endangering the person's life, because they lack access to transportation?<br />I have, as an outreach worker in Victoria.<br />I've had the painful job of distributing limited bus tickets to people in Victoria living in extreme poverty. It's horrifying.<br />When we say that something costs the healthcare system money, we're usually saying that it violently harms those in society with the least power.<br />I agree that we need to be realistic about the costs of creating equity in transit, as we do when we work for equitable access to healthcare and all other resources.<br />The transportation is what gets people to those other resources.<br />I just hope that those of us who are privileged enough to be able to take transit have some respect for what it actually means to lack that access when we discuss this issue.<br />Isolation from community, opportunities, healthcare, and often safety from dangers of other options.<br />I'm very lucky to have a Vancouver transit pass right now because I'm in university, but a few years back I was struggling financially after a BSc and was dealing with health issues. I was too poor to take the bus often, and biked when I wasn't really well enough to.<br />It was a very sad and difficult feeling to have to bike in all weather while I was sick because I didn't have much money. On one of the days during this period I had a near miss of a very serious accident with a truck, in which I could have died or been seriously injured.<br />It's very possible that all of this will be discussed in future installments.<br />But just in case, I wanted to remind us all what it means to put off finding these "major new taxpayer funds".<br />Other taxpayer funds, and very real suffering in our communities, are on the line.</blockquote>
<a href="https://twitter.com/lizoftheisland/status/1236469335578705920">https://twitter.com/lizoftheisland/status/1236469335578705920</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-7161128627173967782020-02-26T16:31:00.000-08:002020-02-26T16:31:08.049-08:00BC giving tons of money to fossil fuels, but stingy toward school students<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Emma-Jane Burian, a student from the West Shore region, said she's "incredibly disappointed" with the vote because she understands "the implications of how hard it is to get to other places" in the area.<br /> <br />She said offering free transit to youth would help those families with lower income who live on the region's outskirts, and would also reduce greenhouse gas emissions.</blockquote>
<a href="https://ca.news.yahoo.com/victoria-transit-commission-votes-down-225119932.html">https://ca.news.yahoo.com/victoria-transit-commission-votes-down-225119932.html</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-47658549792579526332020-02-24T17:25:00.002-08:002020-02-24T17:25:58.226-08:00BC Ecosocialists challenge Greens and NDP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"As a political party seeking to gain representation in the BC legislature, the Ecosocialists commit to challenging every one of the forty-three Green and NDP members of the legislature who are keeping this government in power, a government that, through its Solicitor-General, has directed the invasion and militarization of Wet’suwet’en territory. This is our responsibility as settler allies of the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and as stewards of a planet whose climate is imperiled by the LNG megaproject that the pipeline fuels. Our solidarity is not just with the Wet’suwet’en but with the children and youth of the world who have been leading actions for the climate on every continent."</blockquote>
<a href="https://press.bcecosocialists.ca/wetsuweten">https://press.bcecosocialists.ca/wetsuweten</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-73796383068746697252020-02-22T21:04:00.003-08:002020-02-22T21:04:17.332-08:00Climate Justice Victoria is demanding free transit for all under 19 years old<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Climate Justice Victoria is demanding free transit for all youth. </blockquote>
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During a Victoria Regional Transit Commission meeting on Feb. 25 the group plans to ask the commission to “prioritize climate action and social equity” by eliminating fares for youth 18 years old and younger travelling on regional public transit.</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.vicnews.com/news/climate-group-demands-free-transit-for-all-crd-youth/">https://www.vicnews.com/news/climate-group-demands-free-transit-for-all-crd-youth/</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-1026498763474235482020-02-20T15:47:00.001-08:002020-02-20T15:47:15.769-08:00BC Ecosocialists call for #freepublictransit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-43785039898126137892020-02-17T21:18:00.002-08:002020-02-17T21:27:43.472-08:00Let's make public transit fare-free for all youth in our region -- Free Transit Victoria<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.climatejusticevictoria.ca/youth-transit-pass">https://www.climatejusticevictoria.ca/youth-transit-pass</a></div>
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Start building expanded, zero-emission, fare-free transit!</blockquote>
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The City of Victoria’s Youth Bus Program is a big success! 2,100 youth have used the program already. Families save money, and fewer car trips mean lower CO2 emissions.<br />
But last summer four Transit Commissioners voted against making public transit fare-free for all youth in our region:<br />
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<li>Saanich Mayor Fred Haynes</li>
<li>Saanich Councillor Susan Brice</li>
<li>Sooke Mayor Maja Tait</li>
<li>Colwood Mayor Rob Martin</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-88445952586068476812020-01-26T02:21:00.002-08:002020-01-26T02:21:35.135-08:00Benefits of #freepublictransit -- less dementia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Researchers at the University of B.C. have found a link between living near highways and an increased risk of several major neurological disorders, including dementia and Parkinson’s disease.</blockquote>
<a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/ubc-study-links-living-near-highways-to-risk-of-neurological-disorders">https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/ubc-study-links-living-near-highways-to-risk-of-neurological-disorders</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-75547791607823608842020-01-07T13:34:00.001-08:002020-01-07T13:34:41.123-08:00Victoria City Councillor calls for activism to achieve #freepublictransit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I encourage everyone who supports this progressive, climate-friendly policy to work with your neighbours, classmates, co-workers and the Free Transit Victoria coalition to demand that the Victoria Regional Transit Commission, with support from the Government of British Columbia, move forward without delay with fare-free public transit for all young people in the capital region — as a first step toward universal access to mobility for everyone.</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/op-ed/comment-we-need-people-power-to-expand-fare-free-public-transit-for-youth-1.24047205?">https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/op-ed/comment-we-need-people-power-to-expand-fare-free-public-transit-for-youth-1.24047205?</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-50049811572998252492019-12-18T18:03:00.002-08:002019-12-18T18:03:23.107-08:00From April, 2019, Victoria Capital Region District goes fare-free<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Victoria City Council has <a href="https://pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=36548">endorsed a proposal</a> to make all public transit in the Capital Region District (CRD) free for riders. </blockquote>
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The proposal is described as an environmental action and involves phasing out transit user fees in the CRD and significantly improving bus services to encourage community usage. </blockquote>
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...According to the city, vehicle emissions are responsible for over 50% of the community’s carbon output and encouraging residents to switch from personal vehicles to public transit would result in a significant step towards carbon neutrality.</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.victoriabuzz.com/2019/04/victoria-city-council-approves-proposal-for-free-bc-transit-across-the-crd/">https://www.victoriabuzz.com/2019/04/victoria-city-council-approves-proposal-for-free-bc-transit-across-the-crd/</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-56456625835173464592019-12-10T11:08:00.002-08:002019-12-10T11:08:49.517-08:00British Columbia anti-poverty group support #freepublictransit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://bcpovertyreduction.ca/">http://bcpovertyreduction.ca/</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-88630872892926361102019-11-22T16:26:00.002-08:002019-11-22T16:26:42.087-08:00Poor people do not have access to car culture<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This looks like a possibly very strong case, pending other data & probably more research, for heavily subsidised or free public transit? Along with much stronger support for biking and pedestrian paths in planning, especially in low income areas.</p>— Jordan Carlson (@jordantcarlson) <a href="https://twitter.com/jordantcarlson/status/1198010566071267328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-30714303528424182182019-11-14T18:47:00.004-08:002019-11-14T18:47:24.958-08:00Now, two Nanaimo councillors calling for fare-free youth transit<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nanaimo councillors call for free public transit for youth <a href="https://t.co/fNvto6pnYc">https://t.co/fNvto6pnYc</a></p>— Sue Stroud 🍊❤️💪🏼 (@suestroud) <a href="https://twitter.com/suestroud/status/1195069273976135680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-42665061245330219642019-11-14T18:02:00.003-08:002019-11-14T18:02:57.477-08:00Whistler and Victoria students to ride fare-free<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In Whistler, the students will be provided free bus passes for the Whistler transit system early next year, while Victoria will give youth bus passes beginning next month.<br />
Whistler’s plan will be funded by increasing the cost of monthly parking passes in day lots 1, 2 and 3, according to a news release from the Resort Municipality of Whistler.<br />
Passes for monthly parking passes will increase by $10 to $60 dollars a month.</blockquote>
<a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/whistler-pilot-project-makes-transit-free-for-students">https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/whistler-pilot-project-makes-transit-free-for-students</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-4141178411824272052019-11-13T17:09:00.002-08:002019-11-13T17:09:27.563-08:00@donbonner Nanaimo councillor calls for #freetransit for youth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A Nanaimo city councillor is proposing youth ride transit for free around the city.<br /><br />On Wednesday, Coun. Don Bonner wrote on social media that while he was riding the number 40 bus to a Nanaimo council finance and audit meeting, the bus was full of NDSS [Nanaimo District Secondary School] who have to pay to go to school.<br /><br />“Time to make riding the bus free for youth under 19,” Bonner wrote.</blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.cheknews.ca/nanaimo-councillor-calls-for-free-public-transit-for-youth-622127/">https://www.cheknews.ca/nanaimo-councillor-calls-for-free-public-transit-for-youth-622127/</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-876452670317462342019-11-05T17:15:00.001-08:002019-11-05T17:15:28.284-08:00Free bus passes for kids living in Victoria starting Dec. 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says free bus passes for youth will be available for use at the beginning of December.</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.cheknews.ca/free-bus-passes-for-kids-living-in-victoria-available-dec-1-619776/?">https://www.cheknews.ca/free-bus-passes-for-kids-living-in-victoria-available-dec-1-619776/?</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-22427926766110794452019-10-31T23:28:00.001-07:002019-10-31T23:28:31.800-07:00New West schools on board with campaign pushing free transit for youths<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The New Westminster school district is the latest public entity to sign onto a campaign calling for TransLink to make transit free to youths aged 0-18.<br /><br />The school board voted to endorse the #AllOnBoard campaign with effectively no discussion recently, making it one of a handful of school boards and city halls to endorse the campaign.</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/new-west-schools-on-board-with-campaign-pushing-free-transit-for-youths-1.23968339">https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/new-west-schools-on-board-with-campaign-pushing-free-transit-for-youths-1.23968339</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-14240519354622587962019-10-31T23:25:00.003-07:002019-10-31T23:25:11.098-07:00Campaign for fare-free transit for students on Sunshine Coast, BC<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There is a growing call on the Sunshine Coast to make public transit free for students.</blockquote>
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This initiative has so many benefits. Creating a culture and lifelong habit of taking the bus lowers our collective CO2 emissions by reducing the need for parents and students to drive. It would also make getting around the Sunshine Coast more equitable, giving equal access regardless of household income. And of course, it would reduce the congestion on our all too busy roads.</blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-77442471077771525432019-09-27T18:07:00.000-07:002019-09-27T18:07:11.321-07:00#climate strikers call for fare-free #publictransit<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">More chanting inside Waterfront Station, calling for free public transit. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClimateStrikeVancouver?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ClimateStrikeVancouver</a> <a href="https://t.co/ORP8wvP9H7">pic.twitter.com/ORP8wvP9H7</a></p>— dustin godfrey (@dustinrgodfrey) <a href="https://twitter.com/dustinrgodfrey/status/1177666147753218051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-65528219828764844932019-07-15T19:15:00.000-07:002019-07-15T19:15:23.778-07:00City of Powell River looks into free public transit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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City of Powell River Council is awaiting a report from BC Transit regarding a prospective initiative to offer free transit to Powell River riders.<br /><br />The suggestion to offer free transit came from the city’s youth council, which recommended at the June 18 committee of the whole meeting that council support a free transit pilot program for summer 2019 where all buses would be free.</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.prpeak.com/news/city-of-powell-river-looks-into-free-public-transit-1.23884090">https://www.prpeak.com/news/city-of-powell-river-looks-into-free-public-transit-1.23884090</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-27918475836197116242019-04-29T11:44:00.001-07:002019-04-29T11:44:52.358-07:00Victoria city council endorses proposal for free transit in the Capital Region<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.cheknews.ca/victoria-city-council-endorses-proposal-for-free-transit-in-the-capital-region-555255">City council has endorsed a proposal to phase out transit fees within the Capital Region.</a></blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-29283736795793932452019-01-20T04:54:00.004-08:002019-01-20T04:54:43.142-08:00Vancouver youth to ride public transit fare-free<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "pt serif", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Vancouver City Council has voted to have Mayor Kennedy Stewart write a letter to TransLink and the provincial government to request they implement </span><a href="http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/jean-swanson-free-translink-fares-youth-low-income-january-2019" style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(12, 106, 192); box-sizing: inherit; color: black; cursor: pointer; font-family: "pt serif", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">free public transit in Metro Vancouver for individuals aged 18 and under</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "pt serif", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-3198008133684846952018-02-19T05:00:00.001-08:002018-02-19T05:00:46.365-08:00It's a "no-brainer" invest in [free] transit, not parking<a href="https://bc.ctvnews.ca/whistler-tempts-drivers-to-stay-off-the-road-1.3808983">Whistler tempts drivers to stay off the road | CTV Vancouver News</a>: ""It really does seem like a no-brainer," said Nancy Wilhelm-Morden. "Take that money from parking and put it to transit.""Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-66511452699391681462018-01-15T00:03:00.001-08:002018-01-15T00:06:04.070-08:00Congestion-plagued Whistler tried free transit, and says it took hundreds of cars off the road<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/3944878/congestion-plagued-whistler-tried-free-transit-and-says-it-took-hundreds-of-cars-off-the-road/">Globalnews.ca</a>: "The result was striking: a 52 per cent jump in ridership on free days — the equivalent of about 400 cars off the road, Wilhelm-Morden said.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547569442974154968.post-15186201337031651702017-06-11T20:38:00.001-07:002017-06-11T20:38:52.765-07:00Benefits of #freetransit for youth<a href="https://patrickjohnstone.ca/2017/06/free-rides.html">Patrick Johnstone</a>: "You may have heard TransLink is doing a Fare Review process. I wrote a bit about this a few months ago after attending a stakeholders meeting. The next phase of the process is meant to begin in the Fall according to the TransLink webpage, but I recently read a story that brought to mind one of my pet peeves about the transit fare system, and an idea that I think we need to adopt.<br />
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It is time we stop charging youth for using Transit."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0