Mayors’ Council warns housing targets at risk without federal and provincial commitments

September 19, 2023 (Vancouver, B.C.) - Today at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Annual Convention, the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation warned that time is running out for the provincial and federal governments to commit new funding for public transit expansion amid surging ridership in the Metro Vancouver region.
With all levels of government working together to accelerate the development of affordable housing, the Mayors’ Council is urging the provincial and federal governments to commit funding for the Access for Everyone transit expansion plan, which will enhance access to new affordable housing developments throughout the region and better serve existing communities where transit ridership is already overcrowded. The plan will double bus service over the next decade, build nine new Bus Rapid Transit lines and increase funding for active transportation infrastructure by a factor of 10.