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Lorelei Shergold | | Published: December 31, 2009

Green index: Vancouver public transit by the numbers

Did you know that 61% of Vancouver transit riders do so by choice, not necessity?

Who takes public transit?

	Age 16-34: 45% 35-54: 33% 55+: 21%
	Gender Male: 51% Female: 49% Average age: 39
	Employed Full-time: 47% Part-time: 12% Not employed: 38%
	Household income Under $35,000: 21% $35,000 - $75,000: 26% More than $75,000: 26%
	Average passengers per day 1999: 615,068 2008: 827,397

Why do we take transit?

Prefer it over other forms of transportation

61%

Have no access to other means of transportation

38%

Who pays for our public transit?

Transit fare and ad revenue: 38%
Property tax: 28%
Fuel tax: 27%
Other (real estate, tolls, parking tax, interest income): 4%
Hydro levy: 2%
Canada Line: 1%

The commute: Mode of transportation to work (2006)

Automobile	Vancouver: 75% Toronto: 71%
Public transit	Vancouver: 17% Toronto: 22%
Walk	Vancouver: 6% Toronto: 5%
Bike	Vancouver: 2% Toronto: 1%
Other	Vancouver: 1% Toronto: 1%

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Cool. Where did you get the

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Cool. Where did you get the numbers?

These numbers come directly

Comment by Hilary, February 8, 2010 at 11:53

These numbers come directly from Translink. —Hilary Henegar, Granville Online editor

very cool!

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Get on the bus: Public transit in Metro Vancouver

Green index: Vancouver public transit by the numbers

Did you know that 61% of Vancouver transit riders do so by choice, not necessity?

Who takes public transit?

Age

16-34: 45%
35-54: 33%
55+: 21%

Gender

Male: 51%
Female: 49%
Average age: 39

Employed

Full-time: 47%
Part-time: 12%
Not employed: 38%

Household income

Under $35,000: 21%
$35,000 - $75,000: 26%
More than $75,000: 26%

Average passengers per day

1999: 615,068
2008: 827,397

Why do we take transit?

Prefer it over other forms of transportation

Have no access to other means of transportation

Who pays for our public transit?

Transit fare and ad revenue: 38%
Property tax: 28%
Fuel tax: 27%
Other (real estate, tolls, parking tax, interest income): 4%
Hydro levy: 2%
Canada Line: 1%

The commute: Mode of transportation to work (2006)

Automobile

Public transit

Walk

Bike

Other