Youth Summiton Sustainable Urban Transportation

Manuel Achadinha, President and CEOBC Transit

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Outline

• Overview• Partnership Program• Funding• Ridership• Customer Service• Initiatives

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Transit Systems 81Communities 58Partnerships 18Passengers Carried 45MTransit Buses 860Operating Budget $229.8 M

Overview – BC Transit

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Partnership Program

BC Transit

OperatingCompany

Local Government

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Funding

Provincial Operating

Contribution31%

Fuel Tax7%

Amortzation of PCA & Other

18%

Advertising Revenue

0.4%

TransitFares25%

Property Tax19%

BC Transit(2009/10)

Translink(2007)

Fuel Tax30%

Transit Fares36%

PropertyTax28%

Parking Site Tax2%

Parking Sales Tax

2%

HydroLevy2%

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Ridership

• Over 26 million riders in fiscal 07/08 • 07/08 overall ridership up 7.2% over 06/07

– Kelowna: 18% increase– Prince George: 10%– Central Fraser Valley: 5%– Victoria: 3%

• Ridership for 2008/09 share position growth

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Ridership 2008-2014

Projected Conventional Transit Service, 2008/09 to 2013/14

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Conventional transit service is planned to increase 53%, with the Municipal Systems accounting for nearly three-quarters of this growth. Ridership is projected to increase 62%.

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Customer Service Initiatives

• Longer hours of operation• More frequent & faster service• More direct routing• RapidBus BC• Commuter BC

• Inter-regional travel• Park & Ride Program• Safety/Security

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Customer Service/Marketing Initiatives

• Branding & Marketing • new BCTransit logo• new look for interior and

exterior of bus• Customer convenience

• Traveller information• Bus stop amenities• Farebox Technologies

• Change the image

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Expansions

Support Climate Action

Farebox Technology

RapidBus

Garage Facilities

Security

Vancouver 2010

Initiatives for 08/09

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Questions?

Manuel Achadinha, President & CEO

www.bctransit.com