Transportation Policy Brief

Our Region's Status

In most urban areas, increasing transportation choice has become a regional imperative. When measured against other metropolitan areas, the Capital Regional District (CRD) compares favourably - more residents are riding bikes to work and taking transit regularly and some large employers are committing to aggressive Transportation Demand Management schemes. But, a closer look at the statistics reveals that little progress has been made in shifting travel behaviour. Almost half of children in the CRD are driven to school; 78% of all trips are made by private vehicles and 58% of all Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions are attributable to vehicle travel.

Help Shape Our Future

If there is a broadly-based commitment to regional sustainability, is a collective push needed to radically alter our travel patterns? Or will slow and gradual change be enough?

To learn more about the regional context and policy options developed to address transportation, read the Transportation Policy Options Paper.