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Message from the Premier
The Provincial Transit Plan
is British Columbia’s newstrategy for expanding fast,reliable, green transit.This plan will double transitridership in British Columbiaby 2020. To achieve thismilestone, we will make significant investments ininnovative transit solutions. This will reinforcecomprehensive community development where publictransit is an important asset in establishing newcomprehensive neighbourhoods around transit stationsand along transit corridors. Expanded transit will bringpositive changes to our communities. As urban form shifts,more and more people can choose to live close to wherethey work. Faster, more reliable, comfortable, and moresecure transit will become both an easier and less expensiveway to get around. The new
Transit Plan
will lead to lowerenergy use, decreased greenhouse gas emissions and alighter environmental footprint. Compact housing andworking communities will encourage the use of nearbytransit options and help attain these goals.Our
Transit Plan
is a major element of our climate actionefforts, helping achieve our greenhouse gas reductiongoals by significantly increasing transit ridership,reducing automobile use, and providing a foundationof transportation infrastructure to support the developmentof healthier communities in the future.This is an investment in the environmental, social andeconomic health of our neighbourhoods, our cities andour province.
The Provincial Transit Plan
calls forlong-term thinking and strong support from all levels ofgovernment to achieve our objectives. It calls for action now.With this vision clearly in mind, we can establish BritishColumbia as a global leader in innovative transit, providingall British Columbians with economic, social andenvironmental advantages for decades to come.
Premier Gordon Campbell
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