We have looked at all of the platforms of the major parties and scored them using our 2024 Provincial Election Platform Report Card. How did the parties fare?
There was a focus on transit (yay Vote Better Transport BC – Transportation is an election issue!!!!!), with the NDP and Greens tying for #1 and getting 3 points each and the Conservatives close behind with a respectable 2 points. Every party showed some concern for victims, particularly the Greens.
On the big topics of active transportation and vision zero, we wanted more. The NDP came out on top with a B- as the only party to mention any policy we could consider to be advancing vision zero. Big points for intersection safety cameras. The Greens and NDP tied on active transportation, but it was a tie for second place because we couldn’t stomach giving either of them top marks. The Conservatives had nothing on active transportation or vision zero.
Sadly, in many cases, the parties had no policy at all. In the case of the NDP and Greens, that meant their platform did not have anything about the issue. In the case of the Conservatives, there is no platform at all. The Greens, NDP and Conservatives all could have earned points with simple, popular policies. 30 km/h in schools zones? Let cities lower the speed limit to 30 km/h as they have been requesting for years? Let’s hope the winning party pays attention.
| Points | |
| Totals: Conservatives: -1 Greens: 7.5 NDP: 10 | |
| Vision Zero – 3 points (Ranked) NDP with enforcement improvements, including intersection safety cameras | |
| Conservatives | No policy (0 points) |
| Greens | No policy (0 points) |
| NDP | #1 (3 points) |
| Transit – 3 points (Ranked) Strong across the board, with the Greens being bold but unrealistic (e.g., buying more buses than will be manufactured in all of North America) and the NDP being less bold but more realistic (e.g,. completing UBCx, BRT). Conservatives proposed extending Surrey Skytrain to Newton. | |
| Conservatives | #2 (2 points) |
| Greens | Tie for #1 (3 points) |
| NDP | Tie for #1 (3 points) |
| Active Transportation – 3 points (Ranked) Nobody gets #1. NDP and Greens made high-level commitments, such as a commitment to expand active transportation (NDP) and improving cycling infrastructure (Greens). Full points demand substance. | |
| Conservatives | No policy (0 points) |
| Greens | Tie for #2 (2 points) |
| NDP | Tie for #2 (2 points) |
| Key topics (ISCs, 30km/hr, No Right on Red, School Zones) – Up to 7 points Points for NDP on intersection safety cameras. Otherwise, a lost opportunity for all parties. | |
| Conservatives | No policy (0 points) |
| Greens | No policy (0 points) |
| NDP | 2 |
| Bonus Points – Up to 5 points Minor points for Conservatives and NDP on commitments to transit funding models and vague commitments on supporting victims. Greens do well on supporting victims, funding and supporting families. | |
| Conservatives | 1 |
| Greens | 2.5 |
| NDP | 1 |
| Negative Points – Lose up to 7 points Both NDP and Conservative want to unnecessarily expand highways. NDP wants to subsidize private vehicles (we wish it was ebikes). Conservatives proposing billions in subsidies for driving cars and spreading misinformation about congestion pricing. Also running anti-bike lane candidates. | |
| Conservatives | -4 points |
| Greens | None (no lost points) |
| NDP | -1 |
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