Transit Ridership Dips in Metro Vancouver

0:00Transit ridership across Metro Vancouver dipped in 2025 compared to the year before, mainly because population growth slowed to under. 1% Translinks latest report pins this on federal changes cutting non-permanent residents after years of big jumps. Young adults aged 19 to 34, the biggest transit fans per person dropped 3% in the region. That hit harder than average, while more folks turned to cars, with vehicles on roads of 1.5%, though slower than before. Buses saw 2.5% drop, Expo and Millennium Sky Train lines down 2.6%, but Canada Line ridership climbed 1.1%. 1% and Seabus jumped 3.8%, even beating pre-COVID weekends, areas like Vancouver, Bernabé, New Westminster, and South of Fraser East, including Surrey and the Langley's all-loss riders with that Fraser East. Zoned down, 5.8% overcrowding, eased there, from 11 to 6% of trips.

1:00Meanwhile, spots like Richmond and Maple Ridge picked up some steam. Translink forecast a rebound starting 2028, with population hitting 4 million by 2040, ridership topping 2025, levels by 8% in 2030. They stress keeping big investments rolling to match that long haul demand. That's your Vancouver News Today update, AI powered and always on.