Council is urging the province to expand the current program that provides free rides for those 12 and under
The District of Saanich wants the province to expand its free bus rides for kids program to include those age 13 to 18.
The province launched the Get on Board program in September 2021 in partnership with B.C. Transit and TransLink in the Lower Mainland. At the time, it called it the first provincewide program of its kind in Canada.“If it’s free for youth 18 and under or 16 and under to hop on the bus, they’d be more likely to do that,” he said. “And we’re helping reinforce that public transit is a viable option for getting around.
“The cost of transportation is significant and it’s particularly significant for young people,” said Coun. Teale Phelps Bondaroff. “We need to be developing systems that encourage transit. And I see this as being part of a broader strategy to do that.” Currently, kids age 13 to 18 who live in the City of Victoria can ride the bus for free via a Youth U-Pass, but the city covers the cost to the tune of about $650,000 annually, which includes payment to B.C. Transit and the production of bus passes.
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