Public transit becoming the primary mode of transportation in Metro Vancouver. MassTransit May 23, 2025Recent data from TransLink’s 2024 Transit Service Performance Review shows a three percent increase in public transit use from 2023 to 2024 compared to a one percent increase in driving. New data from TransLink’s 2024 Transit Service Performance Review (TSPR) shows more people in Metro Vancouver are choosing public transit over driving as their primary option to get around. According to the data, there were 7.7 million more trips on transit in 2024, an increase of more than three percent over 2023, outpacing a one percent increase in driving across the region. “As Metro Vancouver continues to grow, more people are turning to transit instead of driving, which is a reflection of our system’s reliability,” said TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn. “Our 2025 Investment Planis key to keeping this momentum going and meeting the demand of a growing region.” The TSPR is an annual snapshot that tracks patterns and trends of how and where people are using transit across the network. TransLink notes driving data was based on estimated vehicle crossings from eight major bridges and the George Massey Tunnel.
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TransLink says it continues to rank among the highest-performing transit agencies in North America, as it is the second highest per capita transit ridership in Canada, surpassing the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) and just behind Greater Montreal, and the third highest total bus ridership across all Canadian and American transit agencies despite a smaller population than most agencies.
More major events at BC Place and Rogers Arena resulted in a growth in ridership by 29 percent at Stadium–Chinatown SkyTrain Station in 2024. The Taylor Swiftconcerts brought in record-breaking ridership, as Stadium–Chinatown saw the most riders ever recorded over a three-day period, with 116 percent ridership increase at Stadium–Chinatown and a 64 percent increase in SeaBus ridership.
RapidBus drove significant ridership growth in 2024, making up 15 percent of all bus boardings across just six routes. Four of the RapidBus routes were among TransLink’s top 10 most used routes. Last year RapidBus routes averaged 20,600 daily boardings in 2024, more than five times the average daily boardings of the average local bus route (3,900 boardings).
Subregional highlights......read on https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/press-release/55292421/translink-public-transit-becoming-primary-mode-of-transportation-in-metro-vancouver?o_eid=9713B3069034J6D&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|9713B3069034J6D&utm_campaign=CPS250523029&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MASS+Daily.....AND..... TransLink gets funding approval for the largest increase in bus service since 2018. TransLink’s 2025 Investment Plan will bring more bus service, advance BRT and address the structural deficit. https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/press-release/55287258/translink-translink-gets-funding-approval-for-largest-increase-in-bus-service-since-2018
