COPE public transit commitments involve putting more buses on Vancouver streets, increasing service hours, and looking at innovative ideas including longer double-articulated B-line buses. COPE would also champion the “C-Pass” a bulk buy public transit pass for neighbourhoods, similar to the “U-Pass”. COPE supports an enhanced Master Cycling Plan that will look at driving, cycling and walking across the city, linking more routes with a mind to keep everyone in Vancouver safe, whether in a car, on a bike, or on foot. On school board, COPE will continue working to provide enhanced education to promote safe courteous cycling.
Use “bait bikes” to catch bike thieves. Accelerate Skytrain development. Roofed bus shelters.
A large part of my vision of Vancouver as the largest community transitioning to self-sufficiency in the world has to do with drastically reducing our reliance on privately owned cars. I support the creation more public transit options by way of increasing bus and sky train service, and creating a citywide bike share program. As transit availability grows, we can phase in tolls on all intra-city bridges, providing significant rebates based on income. I will also do everything I can to change the fact that local transit policy is dictated by a non-elected Translink board.
A healthy city requires reducing car use. That means offering people convenient, safe and affordable transportation options. Greens first championed a city cycling network in 1984. We support completing this network, including more bike lanes. We also support increasing pedestrian routes and pedestrian safety—including better bylaw enforcement so cyclists don’t use sidewalks. To increase the use of public transit we advocate strong lobbying for the purchase of more busses, and establishing some exclusive bus lanes on routes such as Broadway and Hastings. We support infrastructure that facilitates the shift to electric vehicles and expanding Vancouver’s electric trolley system.
Vision Vancouver will build on our priority of pedestrian infrastructure, enhance pedestrian safety by expanding intersection improvements, and lower car speeds in certain neighbourhoods to make it safe for people of all ages. Working in close co-operation with residents and businesses, we will continue to grow the bike network to improve accessibility, safety and convenience for cyclists. We will also implement a bike-sharing program. Vision will build on our successful advocacy for the Canada Line and Translink’s funding plan to improve public transit in our city. Our immediate transit priority is to add more buses on busy routes and improve late-night service. Vision Vancouver’s overarching priority is to work with Translink and the BC government to develop our east-west rapid transit along the Broadway corridor to UBC.
NPA
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Our NPA Team will bring balance and fairness back to Vancouver’s transportation policy. With regard to transit, the NPA will re-establish Vancouver’s Streetcar Line to connect residents, customers and tourists from Granville Island, the Olympic Village and Science World to Chinatown, Waterfront Station and the region’s rapid transit network. Establish and maintain the UBC Line as Metro Vancouver’s top rapid transit funding priority following the Evergreen Line. Support on-going improvements to the 99-B Line—including temporary shelter for line-ups at Broadway and Commercial exchange. Vancouver’s NPA has a strong history of creating hundreds of kilometers of bike lanes without any controversy. We will restore the NPA’s collaborative approach and support expansion of local cycling infrastructure across Vancouver—including bridge connection from Central Valley Greenway to False Creek Flats and completion of Kent Street bikeway.
NSV supports expanding the trolley bus system to replace diesel buses and we would like to explore the potential for rail technology in the city. When it comes to new transportation developments, we would seek community input by providing transparent information on all options and putting out opinion surveys. We would also use a polluter-pay system for funding transit projects such as gas taxes, carbon taxes and vehicle levies rather than user-pay through increased fees. Transit needs to be inexpensive so that people will be encouraged to use it. NSV also advocates for an elected and accountable TransLink Board to replace the existing unaccountable provincially appointed board. Finally, we are also supportive of increased access for cycling in the city.
