Metro Vancouver Alliance Transit Forum

Public transit service levels in the Lower Mainland have remained practically unchanged over the past seven years. In that same period demand has soared.

Metro Vancouver residents will be asked to vote on a 0.5 per cent hike in B.C.’s Provincial Sales Tax to fund new transit projects, in a referendum this March. The referendum is seeking a public decision on the transportation funding measures identified by the Metro Vancouver Mayor’s Council. The Mayor’s funding plan advocates for more transit routes, more buses, more options for cyclists, and increased service all over the region.

As part of this campaign, the MVA invites you and members of your community to their first Transit Forum on Tuesday, January 27.

If you live or work in the New Westminster/Burnaby area you are encouraged to come. During this forum the upcoming transit referendum will be discussed and participants will work in groups to build relationships in the community and develop strategies to ensure that the referendum passes, and transit in the region receives increased funding.