2024 Provincial Elections | Party Platform Summary


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As we approach the upcoming Provincial elections, understanding the political landscape and the priorities of our major parties is more crucial than ever. In our latest analysis, we have taken a deeper dive into the platforms of the three major political parties, highlighting specifically their support for active transportation. 

 

HUB Cycling also reached out to all registered candidates across BC to find out whether they supported HUB’s Three Focus Ares: 

  1. Continued Reform of the Motor Vehicle Act;

  2. Equitable Funding for Active Transportation that helps deliver Clean BC goals, and;

  3. Support TransLink’s Access for Everyone initiative in Metro Vancouver and similar programs across the province. 

We have listed individual candidates from every party who have responded to our call. The complete list of all candidates is available at bikehub.ca/vote.

 

BC NDP | NDP Party Platform

Active Transportation Mentions:

Continue to work with communities to expand active transportation options that help make communities cleaner and more livable

Other Transportation commitments to vulnerable road users: 

  • Fines for dangerous driving 
  • Red light cameras at busy intersections
  • Dedicated highway patrol for speeding and reckless drivers
  • Expanded bus service connecting the province
  • Completing large transit projects and making them more affordable
  • Free transit for seniors during non-peak hours
  • BC’s HandyDART service into government, instead of subcontracting the service to a private company.
  • Continued expansion and strengthening of transit service by working with TransLink and Mayors Council on Access for Everyone plan to ensure continued service
  • Make cabs and ride-hails more responsive, safer and affordable.
The following NDP candidates have shared their positions on these key Focus Areas by completing our survey:

You can read the candidates' feedback from all parties at bikehub.ca/vote.

 

BC Green Party | Green Party Platform

Active Transportation Mentions: 

  • BC Greens would also ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and any other vulnerable road users injured by vehicles are considered fully covered by the care system.
  • We will require the Government to spend at least as much on public transit, walking, and cycling as on highway infrastructure and operations
  • Reduce the subsidy that car drivers receive to promote equitable transportation funding
  • We will establish an all-party Parliamentary Committee for sustainable transport funding
  • The Committee will gather expert opinions to create a non-partisan mechanism for funding transport infrastructure and operations, ensuring a comprehensive network for trains, ferries, buses, bikes, trucks, and cars
  • We believe in induced demand—and that people will use transportation infrastructure if it exists. We cannot build our way out of congestion. But we can make fast, frequent and free public transit a reality. We can build cities that welcome people who use wheelchairs and mobility scooters. We can make cycling safe and accessible. And we can have buses and trains as viable choices across the entire province

Other Transportation commitments to vulnerable road users: 

  • Free public transit for all riders
  • We will provide immediate funding for TransLink to maintain and expand service levels in 2025
  • Allocate funds to address existing public transit infrastructure and operational needs across the region.
 
The following Green Party candidates responded to our call to share their positions on the three key Focus Areas by completing the survey:
  • Columbia River-Revelstoke: Calvin Beauchesne
  • New Westminster-Coquitlam: Maureen Curran
  • Juan de Fuca-Malahat: David Evans
  • Langley-Abbotsford: Melissa Snazell
  • North Vancouver-Lonsdale: Adam Harrison
  • Surrey-Guildford: Manjeet Singh Sahota
  • Vancouver-South Granville: Adam Hawk
  • Vancouver-West End: Eoin O'Dwyer
  • Vernon-Lumby: Ian Gartshore
​You can read the candidates' feedback from all parties at bikehub.ca/vote.
 

Conservative Party of BC | Party Platform | Costings

Active Transportation Mentions: None

Other Transportation commitments to vulnerable road users: 

  • Prioritise traffic safety over ticket revenue by requiring speed cameras and road safety units to be highly visible. This will improve deterrence, increase fairness for drivers, and prevent reactionary law enforcement tactics that lead to distracted driving. We believe the primary role of traffic enforcement should be to promote road safety via visibility and deterrence, with penalties for those who break the law.
  • ICBC:  Make sure individuals with life-altering injuries receive proper representation to fight for what they need to get their lives back on track
  • Fully fund TransLink for two years to maintain uninterrupted, reliable service. Commuters shouldn’t need to worry about whether they can get to work or school. We will ensure full funding for transit as the financial model is audited. 
  • Audit and reform TransLink's financial model to ensure the long-term availability of funding that not just maintains service, but fuels expansion for the future.
  • Extend SkyTrain to Newton in Surrey: North-south SkyTrain along the King George corridor is just common sense, and we will get it done.
  • Fund key projects in the Transport 2050 plan, working with municipal leaders and TransLink to identify the highest-priority projects which may include expansions of SkyTrain, Bus Rapid Transit, Rapid Bus, and express and local bus services.
  • Develop a business case to analyze Fraser Valley regional rail between Chilliwack, Abbotsford, the Langley SkyTrain, and Surrey.
  • Expand regional transit service in the Sea-to-Sky corridor and consider extending TransLink services to Squamish.
  • Work with TransLink and the City of Surrey to address the longstanding issues and service deficits being ignored by the NDP.
  • Implement a zero-tolerance policy for drug use, threats, and violence on public transit. Offences against both riders and operators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and we will work with TransLink and the Transit Police to make sure they have all tools needed to keep the system safe.
  • Invest in BC Transit services across the province, focusing on high-growth areas where services just haven’t kept up.
  • Expand HandyDART services to areas of greatest need, and strictly enforce quality standards for contractors providing the service.

 

Nobody from the Conservative Party responded to our call to share their positions on the three key Focus Areas by completing the survey.

You can read the candidates' feedback from all parties at bikehub.ca/vote.