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The Salt Spring Island Transit System is seeking feedback from the public as a part of the fare review process. The fare review process looks to assess existing fare pricing and products to ensure they balance affordability, ridership growth, and cost recovery (the percentage of transit operating expenses which are funded by passenger fare revenue). As a part of this process, the Capital Regional District's (CRD) Salt Spring Island Local Community Commission (LCC) Invites you to complete this short 5-10 minute survey and provide your input on changes being considered for transit in Salt Spring Island.
How is transit funded?
Funding to maintain and expand transit service comes from a variety of sources, including provincial and municipal government contributions. Municipal funding sources are sourced from property taxes and passenger fare revenue.
The Salt Spring Island Transit System is seeking feedback from the public as a part of the fare review process. The fare review process looks to assess existing fare pricing and products to ensure they balance affordability, ridership growth, and cost recovery (the percentage of transit operating expenses which are funded by passenger fare revenue). As a part of this process, the Capital Regional District's (CRD) Salt Spring Island Local Community Commission (LCC) Invites you to complete this short 5-10 minute survey and provide your input on changes being considered for transit in Salt Spring Island.
How is transit funded?
Funding to maintain and expand transit service comes from a variety of sources, including provincial and municipal government contributions. Municipal funding sources are sourced from property taxes and passenger fare revenue.
BC Transit and the Capital Regional District (CRD) are reviewing transit fares on Salt Spring Island to ensure the system remains sustainable and affordable. When Salt Spring Island Transit was established in 2008, the fare was $2.00. In 2012, the single-ride fare increased to $2.25, and it has remained unchanged for 14 years. Meanwhile, operating costs have risen significantly, creating increasing reliance on property taxes and making it harder to fund growing service needs.
To address these challenges, BC Transit and the CRD have developed three options for fare increases to help maintain and improve transit service:
Option 1: Gradual increase to align with inflation.
Option 2: Immediate increase to to align with inflation.
Option 3: Moderate increase to $2.75 with lower monthly pass costs.
We want your input on which option best balances affordability and sustainability. Your feedback will help guide decisions about fares and service improvements.
How is transit funded?
Funding to operate and expand transit service comes from a variety of sources, including contributions from the provincial government (52.69%) and local government (CRD 47.31%). The local contribution are funded from property taxes and passenger fare revenue.
