“Students are tired of taking a backseat when it comes to transit,” she said.
The groups put forward a motion to direct the commission’s chair to write to the minister of transportation and infrastructure in support of creating a voting student seat. The motion was defeated in a 6-2 vote.
Instead, the commission passed a motion directing staff to explore options for an educational advisory committee.
Lowan said students will continue advocating at a provincial level and are trying to arrange a meeting with Transportation Minister Rob Fleming. Creating a voting seat requires a change to the province’s Transit Act.
Decisions about scheduling and service levels are made by the Victoria Regional Transit Commission, the agency said, and B.C. Transit will continue to support its partners on all scheduling and service initiatives. On the Lower Mainland, TransLink said it was also ending its long-standing tradition of free public transit for New Year’s Eve revellers because of the pandemic. B.C. Transit said it will operate normal schedules over the holidays. For more information about service and schedules in the Victoria Regional Transit System, go to bctransit.com/victoria.
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