The 2024 federal budget doesn’t do enough to support transit, said officials at a Wednesday press event in North Vancouver announcing $300M in funding from the province
Dozens of the Metro Vancouver region’s busiest bus routes will receive extra service, following a boost of new funding from the provincial government.
And early-morning commuters making the trip across Burrard Inlet might be pleased to learn that an extra sailing will be added to the SeaBus schedule, 15 minutes earlier than the current first boat at 6:02 a.m. A permanent transit fund for capital investments has been slated by Ottawa to begin in 2026, but TransLink has been advocating for that fund to be accelerated to 2024, Quinn said.
“We all know this region is an incredible place to call home, to raise your family, to grow your business, to learn at a one of our many incredible post-secondary institutions and more,” she said. “For these reasons, we know we are growing, and we know we are growing at a rate unlike anything we have seen in recent decades.
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