B.C. is examining long-standing roadblocks to intercity transportation for rural communities on Vancouver Island.
B.C. is examining long-standing roadblocks to intercity transportation for rural communities on Vancouver Island and other underserved areas in the province.
Residents need to make regular runs along the 150-kilometre stretch of gravel and paved road to Campbell River for health care, groceries and supplies, and various services.Not all residents have vehicles, and many older folks don’t feel safe driving the road, particularly in winter, Davis said. The study may inform provincial investment in transportation infrastructure that results in fewer cars on the road, she added.
The province is working on a Clean Transportation Action Plan to drive down greenhouse gas emissions and boost clean transportation options, which the ministry said will be released sometime this year. The province set up the BC Bus North intercity network after Greyhound withdrew services for the northern mainland in 2018, particularly along Highway 16, dubbed the Highway of Tears after at least 18 women, most Indigenous, were murdered or went missing.
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