Public transit service north of the Malahat is terrible.
Vancouver Island badly needs convenient and affordable public transportation. This provides basic mobility for travellers who cannot, should not, or prefer not to drive, and high-quality transit helps to reduce traffic and parking congestion, crashes and pollution emissions.
As a result of this poor service and these high prices, transit serves an insignificant portion of travel on this corridor. This is unfair and inefficient. People who don’t drive lack basic mobility, and a lack of efficient travel options increases congestion, crashes and pollution. The Island Corridor Foundation claims that rebuilding E&N rail infrastructure would only cost $431 million, but construction costs are rising and the service will require operating subsidies, so total costs are likely to be much higher.
The proposed rail service would not be fast or frequent enough to serve most commuters, would not operate late enough to serve evening travellers, and would be expensive.
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