Category: Active Campaigns
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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…
Vision Zero Vancouver 