FCA Annual General Meeting - Sept 23, 2024 - mailchi.mp/thefca.ca/offi…

If you want some background on the #HandyDART strike in Vancouver, check out this report I did for Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724. ecoplanning.ca/wp-content/upl… But remember that people who ride HandyDART, like Gabrielle Peters 👩🏻‍🦽@mssinenomine.bsky.social, are the real experts. #vanpoli

One day we'll have "all-day dedicated transit lanes all the way downtown" like the transit metropolis of [checks notes] Victoria Scorecard Georgia: ✅ Burrard: peak-only Main: No bus lane N of Terminal Granville: ends at Nelson Hastings: WB peak-only, EB has no bus lane downtown

Tell Transdev: #HandyDART workers deserve a fair contract NOW! Please write a letter today! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-t… #vanpoli #bclab

Tim Louis "lobbied for the creation of HandyDART in 1981 and says most of its drivers “love their jobs,” and have waited too long in Metro Vancouver for pay parity... “I would just say to the HandyDart workers, I am behind you, 100 per cent,” #vanpoli #BClab

Some great stuff in Sonia Furstenau's BC Green Party transport policy released today. 1) Free looks like clickbait, if so it worked to a degree. 2) Hourly bus service from #yyj to #Nanaimo. This is good!! 3) Double the number of buses, also very good! 🧵 #bcpoli

This is interesting context for the BC Green Party proposal to spend less on highway expansion and more on public transit. #bcpoli #yyj #yyjpoli

This is a great thread, from a bus operator on why bus-only lanes make sense.

"Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 President Joe McCann says he’s trying to remain hopeful about mediated negotiations with employer Transdev Canada that are scheduled to commence on Sunday." saanichnews.com/news/handydart… #vanpoli #HandyDART #bclab

😭😭 transit organizing works! Watch as the people who fought for a night bus get to ride it for the first time. While they're out, they meet shift workers that stumble upon the route and realize it will make their lives better!

Meeting our #CleanBC climate targets requires shifting away from the highway expansion boondoggles that make traffic worse and increase GHG pollution. Better public transit, and safe walking, rolling and cycling routes, make life better for everyone! #yyjpoli #yyj

Did you know that tackling climate change IS an affordability issue? As the fall B.C. election approaches, learn more about how we can tackle the cost of living and the climate emergency together. Watch the full video & learn more: bcclimateemergency.ca/affordability-…

"The Centre for Family Equity advocates expanding free transit to youth aged 18 and under. Making transit more accessible for youth could shape their lives forever, reinforcing a pattern of less car ownership among young adults." #bcpoli #yyj #yyjpoli

Some of the cheapest and best ways to make cities work better for people are also the cheapest and best ways to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. Soon #Saanich Council will decide to accelerate, or delay, 24/7 bus lanes on McKenzie to #UVic. climatejusticevictoria.ca/2024/03/13/bus… #yyj

Climate Justice Victoria 🌅 I am a #UVic grad student (recent transplant from Montreal) this morning I felt like pulling my hair out riding the bus stuck in endless obnoxious car traffic - our region claims to be "green" so it should be a no brainer to prioritize #transit over cars! #BCpoli #YYJpoli #YYJ

First Responses are in for GVAT's BC Election Survey! Check out detailed responses from Victoria - Swan Lake's Christina Winter BC Green Party & Nina Krieger @BCNDP. More #yyj responses coming soon. gvat.ca/blog/first-res… #yyjpoli #bcpoli

Global #ClimateStrike in #yyj on Fri Sept 20! Look up ourearthourfuturevic on Insta for more info.

Eyes of the Beast: ­Climate Disaster Survivor ­Stories — starts a six-day run at the ­#UVic’s Phoenix Theatre on Monday. #yyj

Gratitude to all the fantastic allies working together to win #TransitforTeens and progress like the UBCM endorsement RUSSELL THOMAS Veronica De La Cruz CUPE BC NWDLC Surrey Teachers’ Association Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA) Aunt Leah's MoveUP BC Federation of Labour PIRS - Vancouver Family Services of Greater Vancouver Women Transforming Cities Better Transit Alliance of Greater Victoria BCFS

Overjoyed to hear the #TransitforTeens resolution has been endorsed and passed this morning UBCM Convention 2024! #RaiseaRider! Huge thank you to councillor Teale Bondaroff, all electeds + all local speakers who passed motions that led to this momentous progress! 1/3 #bcpoli