The VRRTP has started with a ‘clean sheet’ approach where all options are considered and all concerns are addressed. Public input will help BC Transit refine, evaluate and eventually select transit improvements that serve many people and businesses. Input may be supplied throughout the planning process by attending public sessions, corresponding directly with the project team, and by contacting an appropriate member of the Community Liaison Committee.
A Community Liaison Committee (CLC) has been meeting monthly since December 2008 to work with the VRRTP team and communicate with the various interest groups represented on the committee. Acting as a “sounding board” for the project team, the CLC includes representatives from capital region communities, the business sector, transportation groups, schools, cycling and other groups.
Click for CLC Membership List (pdf - 16 kb)
Click for CLC Meeting Minutes
Public open houses were held on May 4 (Victoria) and May 5 (West Shore) to provide information on the recommendation to use LRT technology for the rapid transit connection being planned between Victoria and the West Shore.
Click here to view the open house displays (7.7 mb PDF) Click here for Part 1 of a narrated presentation. Click here for Part 2. Click here for overview (brochure)
Public open houses were held on October 5 (Victoria ) and October 6 (West Shore) to provide a project progress update, including new information on options for the layout of rapid transit within the approved alignment. Rapid transit vehicle technologies were also showcased, and the public was invited to comment.
Click here to view the open house displays
Download visualizations of layout arrangements and technology options under consideration.
A summary of public input received can be found here.
If you missed our open houses in Victoria and the West Shore held on June 7 and 8, 2010, just click on the links below for new information about the Victoria Regional Rapid Transit Project and how it fits with the rest of the transit network.
Click here to view the open house displays.
The preferred rapid transit alignment was displayed as part of the progress update in public open houses held on October 15 in Colwood and October 20 in Victoria. New displays from these open houses are posted below.
Public open houses were held June 23 and 29 in Victoria and June 25 in Colwood to provide a progress update and opportunity to comment on alignments under consideration for Rapid Transit in Victoria.
The project team held a public open house in Victoria on March 31, 2009, and another in Langford on April 1, 2009 to share information about the project. Project staff and members of the Community Liaison Committee were on hand to discuss and receive input on travel patterns, transit corridors and linkages to the West Shore.
During July, BC Transit undertook a survey to better understand the implications for businesses of establishing a rapid transit system connecting Victoria to the West Shore via Douglas Street. This survey, developed in cooperation with the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, Association of Douglas Street Businesses, Downtown Victoria Business Association and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, was conducted by Victoria-based R.A. Malatest and Associates. The survey interviewed businesses and their customers on Douglas Street between Uptown and Downtown, as well as those that might be affected by a Douglas/Blanshard or Douglas/Government couplet or loop arrangement.
The survey obtained input from hundreds of businesses and area customers to help to identify issues and opportunities created by a rapid transit system providing high-frequency, all-day, every day service to help meet high travel demand between Victoria, Uptown and the West Shore.
Click here for key results at a glance.
Click here for a summary report of the survey results.
Click here for the detailed final report.