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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 26, 2024 17:27:18 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 31, 2024 19:28:39 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 31, 2024 21:22:19 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Feb 5, 2024 17:43:24 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Feb 13, 2024 19:19:54 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Feb 22, 2024 22:24:49 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 6, 2024 19:58:27 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 7, 2024 14:52:33 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 13, 2024 20:28:49 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 20, 2024 13:10:58 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 2, 2024 12:19:29 GMT -8
Port Alberni Transit System is looking at linking up to Regional District of Nanaimo. I hope Regional District Transit system on the Vancouver Island can work with each other start integrating the fare structure to cheap travel between all regions districts on Vancouver Island: www.bctransit.com/the-future-of-transit-in-alberni-02-04-2024/ |
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Post by Neil on Apr 2, 2024 17:47:54 GMT -8
Port Alberni Transit System is looking at linking up to Regional District of Nanaimo. I hope Regional District Transit system on the Vancouver Island can work with each other start integrating the fare structure to cheap travel between all regions districts on Vancouver Island: www.bctransit.com/the-future-of-transit-in-alberni-02-04-2024/This piecemeal approach to transit planning on Vancouver Island is so frustrating. Actually, it's not limited to the Island. All over BC, local transit systems are expanding. That would be great, except that there's no regional vision. The private inter city carriers- the few that exist- are being forced out, and BC Transit is not filling the breach with their own longer routes. If Port Alberni is linked to Nanaimo by transit, that will probably force Island Link out of that market. Maybe the expansion of transit will make it uneconomical for Island Link to operate anywhere. But I haven't heard of any plan by BC Transit to run buses from Victoria to Campbell River. Even by transferring, you can't take BC Transit all up the Island. There are gaps between systems. There is no E&N train anymore, and there never will be. Inter city buses is what the Island now needs, and BC Transit has to either subsidize Island Link or another carrier to provide those, or in essence, 'buy them out', fairly, and institute service themselves. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 2, 2024 21:08:57 GMT -8
Port Alberni Transit System is looking at linking up to Regional District of Nanaimo. I hope Regional District Transit system on the Vancouver Island can work with each other start integrating the fare structure to cheap travel between all regions districts on Vancouver Island: www.bctransit.com/the-future-of-transit-in-alberni-02-04-2024/This piecemeal approach to transit planning on Vancouver Island is so frustrating. Actually, it's not limited to the Island. All over BC, local transit systems are expanding. That would be great, except that there's no regional vision. The private inter city carriers- the few that exist- are being forced out, and BC Transit is not filling the breach with their own longer routes. If Port Alberni is linked to Nanaimo by transit, that will probably force Island Link out of that market. Maybe the expansion of transit will make it uneconomical for Island Link to operate anywhere. But I haven't heard of any plan by BC Transit to run buses from Victoria to Campbell River. Even by transferring, you can't take BC Transit all up the Island. There are gaps between systems. There is no E&N train anymore, and there never will be. Inter city buses is what the Island now needs, and BC Transit has to either subsidize Island Link or another carrier to provide those, or in essence, 'buy them out', fairly, and institute service themselves. It is a patch all cross Province of British Columbia due Greyhound pulling out of Canada. I am kinda disappointed that Provincial Government and Federal Government are not working together to fix intercity transit in Province because BC Transit, TransLink, and regional districts in BC seem to be willing to work with each other to the fix interregional transit problems in British Columbia. I do believe that transit and interregional transportation are very important to get right which BC is a least trying to deal with issues. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 3, 2024 16:18:51 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 3, 2024 16:20:56 GMT -8
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Post by Neil on Apr 3, 2024 16:40:59 GMT -8
If the story is correct, this fills in the last gap in service between Victoria and Campbell River, and I was wrong in what I said yesterday. However... it in no way constitutes inter city service, and the spokesperson who chortled about riders being able to get all the way up to Campbell River was being a bit ridiculous. Just going from Nanaimo to Courtenay involves three buses, and minimal frequency on the 99 from Qualicum to Deep Bay. Maybe some transit buff could work out how many buses you would have to take to actually get from Victoria to Campbell River. I would guess at least six, with very little choice as to when. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 3, 2024 19:09:53 GMT -8
Maybe some transit buff could work out how many buses you would have to take to actually get from Victoria to Campbell River. I would guess at least six, with very little choice as to when. You would need to Cowichan Valley Transit Route 66 which uses one bus and costs $10. Regional District Nanaimo Transit route 70, 50, 91, 99 two or three buses it sounds like route 50, 99 will be interline which equals no transfer required, routes 91, 99 use the same bus the total cost $7.50. The Comox Valley routes 10, 12 which is another two buses for cost of $5. But to get to Downtown Campbell Rivers route 6 and route 3 that is one bus which cost $2.00 or $4.00. The total transfer between buses is five to six for to total cost of $24.50 or $26.50. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 16, 2024 13:44:34 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 19, 2024 20:35:23 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 29, 2024 22:58:57 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 6, 2024 12:25:18 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 11, 2024 11:41:42 GMT -8
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Post by Mike C on May 11, 2024 19:49:40 GMT -8
This is probably the inevitable future for transit in Victoria. BC Transit is set up to provide local governments with a standardized cost-sharing model for transit operations, along with supports and infrastructure where needed, to make transit palatable and viable in small communities and towns. Victoria already operates so far beyond the level of service even seen in the next largest communities in BC that, with their own transit commission and taxation powers, they could go it alone. I’m not entirely sure what this could do for rail in Greater Victoria, though, that part isn’t clear to me. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 13, 2024 18:38:59 GMT -8
This is probably the inevitable future for transit in Victoria. BC Transit is set up to provide local governments with a standardized cost-sharing model for transit operations, along with supports and infrastructure where needed, to make transit palatable and viable in small communities and towns. Victoria already operates so far beyond the level of service even seen in the next largest communities in BC that, with their own transit commission and taxation powers, they could go it alone. I’m not entirely sure what this could do for rail in Greater Victoria, though, that part isn’t clear to me. I think they are trying to advocate for transit funding for capital regional district and probably getting BC Transit to listen communities. I wonder if Capital Regional goes creating there own transit authority what other communities or regions will create their own transit authority. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 15, 2024 15:51:53 GMT -8
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