Money to keep fares stable and fund the purchase of electric buses.
The announcement came two weeks after a similar amount was promised to B.C. Ferries to also prevent service cuts, keep fares stable and in their case purchase electric ferries.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Last month, the TransLink Mayors Council on Regional Transportation called on the federal and provincial governments to give TransLink $500 million in “emergency relief transit funding” to help offset the financial impacts of reduced demand due to COVID-19 and to help cover TransLink’s $20 billion 10-year expansion plan.
This $20 billion plan includes doubling of bus service, adding nine new Rapid Bus Transit lines and expanding transportation infrastructure – including extending SkyTrain to the University of B.C. and building a gondola to Simon Fraser University.
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