During the last fiscal year (July 2023 – June 2024), the transit agency logged 75,663,343 passenger trips, a 10.4% increase over Fiscal Year 2023 (68,511,363).
Two divergent visions for the federal transit role must also focus on the supply chain.
With issues caused by the COVID pandemic now in the rearview mirror, the agency is focused on growing its ridership and goal to go 100% zero emissions.
Data from May 2024 show fixed route ridership hit 98.2% of May 2019 levels, well above regional and national recovery trends.
The award honors transit agencies that demonstrate superior achievement in efficiency and effectiveness.
The top industry award from APTA honors a public transportation system member who has demonstrated achievement in efficiency and effectiveness among agencies providing more than 15 million but fewer than 50 million annual passenger trips.
The $1.6 billion budget includes $654.5 million in net operating funds and $909.2 million for capital programming.
The surge in ridership brings BCT to nearly 89.1% of pre-pandemic ridership levels, highlighting a positive trend.
The data released by the agency is part of the newly released 2023 Transit Service Performance Review, which details last year’s ridership trends across Metro Vancouver.
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