Build UBCx now!
You’ve probably heard the statistic before – the 99 B-Line is the busiest bus route across all of Canada and the United States. With over 55,000 daily boardings in 2019, even a frequency of 3 minutes at rush hour can’t prevent soul-crushing line-ups, frequent pass-ups, and immeasurable frustration. So why are we still running a…
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Bring Back the BC E-Bike Rebate!
You Want an E-Bike? How about an E-Waitlist? In 2023, BC Provided tax rebates of $350 – $1,400 for e-bikes to low income earners. The budget was for 9,000 people to get e-bikes and the program received 12,000 applications in the first 24 hours. The program started on June 1, 2023 and was supposed to…
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Car Free Gastown
For July and August 2024, the City of Vancouver is running a car-free trial in Gastown. Maple Tree Square and the 300 block of Water St, by the Steam Clock, will be completely blocked off to traffic. The remaining stretch of Water Street will have traffic calming measures, patios and street furniture. Here are some…
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Let’s Ban Right-on-Red in BC
A red light means stop, right? That’s what we teach our kids from a young age. It’s a universal signal. Except for the one case when it doesn’t. In BC, drivers are allowed to turn right even when facing a red light. Right-on-red (RoR) serves to make car trips slighter faster at the expense of safety…
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Take Action: Restrict Right Turn on Red at High-Risk Intersections
On Wednesday, Vancouver Council will vote on a motion brought by Lucy Maloney to restrict right turn on red at the highest risk intersections for people who walk, bike and roll.
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Take Action: Supporting “Safe Streets for Trick or Treats”
Kids love Halloween. It’s the one night where they get to take over the streets. Unfortunately, it’s also by far the most dangerous night of the year when it comes to their safety from drivers. In fact, a UBC study found that the risk of a pedestrian fatality among children aged 4-8 was ten times…
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Tell Burnaby to take its Southeast Bikeway upgrades seriously
Burnaby wants to upgrade the Southeast Bikeway. We want you to ask for better.
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Take action: Tell the Province to urgently fix Lougheed
Between December 2022 to August 2025, a short 5km stretch of Lougheed Highway in Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge has claimed 5 pedestrian lives. We laid out the details of when, how, and why this keeps happening here: Lougheed Highway is under the Province’s jurisdiction. We are requesting 6 urgent changes, before anyone else is…
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Take Action: Renewing Vancouver’s Vision Zero Plan
Vancouver is failing on its vision zero goals We all know at least one person who’s been seriously injured or killed in a crash. And anyone who walks or cycles in our city is used to frequently feeling unsafe because of vehicle traffic. Simply put, Vancouver’s roads are not safe – but it doesn’t need…
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Take Action: Expanding the School Travel Planning Program
On Wednesday June 18th Vancouver City Council will debate a motion to expand the School Travel Planning Program. This program has led to road safety infrastructure upgrades across nearly 50 schools in Vancouver over the past decade, but is so chronically underfunded that an average of just 4 of Vancouver’s 107 public schools can participate…
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Take Action: Add Bus Lanes to TransLink’s Priority Routes
On July 24, 2024, Vancouver City Council will vote on a motion titled “Taking urgent action to boost street capacity and speed up transit service for Vancouverites”, which will add dedicated bus lanes to TransLink’s priority corridors, shown in GREEN in the map above. This would massively speed up commute times for transit users across…
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Take Action: Revisiting and Refreshing Vancouver’s Commitment to Safer Slower Streets
On April 10th, 2024, Vancouver City Council will consider a motion from Councillor Pete Fry to “Revisit and Refresh Vancouver’s Commitment to Safer Slower Streets.” This is a broad Vision Zero-type motion that directs staff to look into and implement blanket 30 km/h speed limits in all residential areas in the city, physical infrastructure to improve road…
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Take action: safer streets with intersection safety cameras (City of North Vancouver)
On November 6, 2023, North Vancouver City Council will decide whether to call call on the Provincial Government to install more speed and red light safety cameras at intersections in the city or allow BC municipalities to install such cameras themselves and collect fines. Why Is It Important? Most car crashes in BC happen at…
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Take Action: Safer streets with intersection safety cameras
On November 1, 2023, Vancouver City Council will decide whether to call for the installation of more speed and red light safety cameras at intersections in the city and have enforcement revenue be available for road safety improvements. (copy of the motion)Everyday there are 22 car crashes resulting in death or injury in the city. Car…
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Take Action: Make Cornwall Safe for Kids, Seniors and Families
On April 26, 2023, Vancouver City Council will consider lowering the speed limit on Cornwall Avenue to 30 km/h and directing City staff to identify more changes that would make Cornwall safer (copy of the motion). Why Is It Important?27 people per year are killed or injured in car crashes on Cornwall,1 including last summer’s horrific crash that…
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Vision Zero Vancouver 