TransLink is asking for the Mayors鈥� Council for support to move toward 100-per-cent green public transit.
The Low Carbon Fleet Strategy aims to convert all buses to zero-emission technology by 2050.
TransLink management is recommending the Mayors鈥� Council continue to endorse an 鈥渁ggressive鈥� timeline which would cost about $447 million over 10 years and pursue funding from senior levels of government.
This plan is currently unfunded.
The Low Carbon Fleet Strategy calls for investment to bring in 635 battery electric buses, install charging stations at depots and around the Metro 麻豆传媒映画as well as build B.C.鈥檚 first electric bus depot.
鈥淭ransitioning the bus fleet to zero-emissions technology is an essential step toward breaking the region鈥檚 dependence on fossil fuels,鈥� said Kevin Desmond, CEO of TransLink.
鈥淭his strategy sets out a bold course that will eventually allow us to provide 100-per-cent green public transportation.鈥�
TransLink is recommending that the Mayors鈥� Council endorse this phase of the Low Carbon Fleet Strategy and direct staff to start finalizing the plan.
