--- title: "BC Green Party on transportation | BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-green-party/platform/transportation" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:06:05.304Z" meta: description: "What BC Green Party has published about transportation and highways for the BC provincial 2026 election, with sources and check dates." "og:description": "What BC Green Party has published about transportation and highways for the BC provincial 2026 election, with sources and check dates." "og:title": "BC Green Party on transportation | BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "What BC Green Party has published about transportation and highways for the BC provincial 2026 election, with sources and check dates." "twitter:title": "BC Green Party on transportation | BC provincial 2026" --- ** BC Green Party · BC provincial 2026 # BC Green Party on transportation What BC Green Party has published about transportation and highways, and what it has not. [Compare all parties on this ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/transportation) [All eleven issues](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-green-party/platform) [**73**Candidates](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-green-party/candidates) [**10/11**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-green-party/platform) [**36**Sources on file](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-green-party/money) **6**Questions answered TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS ## BC Green Party on transportation The BC Green Party says it would make transit "fast, frequent, and free". The party says its tax plan would pay for free transit, along with health centres and child care. MLA Jeremy Valeriote names regional transit and passenger rail among the priorities he has worked on since 2024, according to a party release. The party’s Our Plan page, read on 2026-09-30, says its full platform is still to come. 2 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS ## What they say they will do - ### Fast, frequent and free transit The party says public transit would be fast, frequent and free to ride.
Who has the power
The province funds transit.
[BC Green Party](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/) [BC Green Party](https://bcgreens.ca/emily-lowan-announces-election-plans/) - ### Passenger rail on the old CN line In September 2026 Jeremy Valeriote joined a media event on the BC Rail Corridor Alliance’s push to reuse the closed CN rail line between Squamish and 100 Mile House, the party says. [BC Green Party](https://bcgreens.ca/inter-governmental-rail-alliance-meets-at-ubcm-to-save-cn-rail-line/) [BC Green Party](https://bcgreens.ca/emily-lowan-announces-election-plans/) ### What is not published - The 2026 plan page gives no cost and no start date for free transit. ## Sources A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true. 1. [Registered political parties in British Columbia ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/Registered-Political-Parties-Information.pdf)Elections BC · checked September 30, 2026 2. [Provincial candidate list, 2026 general election ](https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF)Elections BC · checked September 30, 2026 3. [Current party standings, 43rd Parliament ](https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/current-party-standings)Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · checked September 30, 2026 4. [Statement of votes, 2024 provincial general election ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Elections BC · checked September 30, 2026 5. [Voting records by member, 2026 session, surnames starting with B (Rob Botterell) ](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesb.htm)Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · checked September 30, 2026 6. [Voting records by member, 2026 session, surnames starting with V (Jeremy Valeriote) ](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesv.htm)Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · checked September 30, 2026 7. [Annual allowances paid to political parties ](https://elections.bc.ca/provincial-elections/provincial-financing/annual-allowances/)Elections BC · checked September 30, 2026 8. [Financial Reports and Political Contributions System ](https://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/pcs/Welcome.aspx)Elections BC · checked September 30, 2026 9. [BC Green Party home page ](https://bcgreens.ca/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · checked September 30, 2026 10. [Our Plan for British Columbia ](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · checked September 30, 2026 11. [About us ](https://bcgreens.ca/about-us/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · checked September 30, 2026 12. [Your candidates ](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · checked September 30, 2026 13. [Our 2024 platform ](https://bcgreens.ca/policy-book/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · checked September 30, 2026 14. [BC Greens announce plan to support renters, unveil two new candidates for South Island ](https://bcgreens.ca/announce-plan-to-support-renters-unveil-two-new-candidates-for-south-island/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · published September 29, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 15. [BC Greens announce plan to lift the freeze on $10-a-day daycare, with universal free child care by 2031 ](https://bcgreens.ca/announce-plan-to-lift-the-freeze-on-10-a-day-daycare-with-universal-free-child-care-by-2031-alongside-new-candidate-for-victoria-swan-lake/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · published September 28, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 16. [BC Greens' statement on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ](https://bcgreens.ca/statement-on-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · published September 30, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 17. [Statement from Emily Lowan on LNG Canada Phase 2 ](https://bcgreens.ca/statement-from-emily-lowan-on-lng-canada-phase-2/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · published September 29, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 18. [Emily Lowan announces election plans ](https://bcgreens.ca/emily-lowan-announces-election-plans/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · published September 23, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 19. [BC Greens' statement on snap election ](https://bcgreens.ca/statement-on-snap-election/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · published September 18, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 20. [BC NDP promised 50% royalty rate, settle for 14% ](https://bcgreens.ca/bc-ndp-promised-50-royalty-rate-settle-for-14/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · published September 17, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 21. [BC Greens calls on Auditor General to investigate lost gas royalties and pause new royalty framework ](https://bcgreens.ca/calls-on-auditor-general-to-investigate-lost-gas-royalties-and-pause-new-royalty-framework/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · published August 31, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 22. [B.C. Health Minister choosing politics over public health, say BC Greens ](https://bcgreens.ca/b-c-health-minister-choosing-politics-over-public-health-say-bc-greens/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · published August 25, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 23. [Leader's statement: wildfires are an emergency ](https://bcgreens.ca/leaders-statement-wildfires-are-an-emergency-the-bc-ndp-should-act-like-it/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · published August 4, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 24. [Inter-governmental Rail Alliance meets at UBCM to save CN Rail line ](https://bcgreens.ca/inter-governmental-rail-alliance-meets-at-ubcm-to-save-cn-rail-line/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · published September 14, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 25. [BC Greens strengthen leadership team with Mike Hudema ](https://bcgreens.ca/strengthen-leadership-team-with-mike-hudema/)SAYS SO ITSELFBC Green Party · published September 21, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 26. [B.C. Green Party votes in climate activist Emily Lowan as new leader ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-green-party-emily-lowan-new-leader-1.7642515)CBC News (The Canadian Press) · published September 24, 2025 · checked September 30, 2026 27. [Meet the party leaders running in B.C.'s provincial election ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-provincial-election-party-leaders-list-9.7354333)CBC News (The Canadian Press) · published September 22, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 28. [B.C. Greens Leader Lowan to run in Saanich North and the Islands ](https://vernonmorningstar.com/2026/09/23/b-c-greens-leader-lowan-to-run-in-saanich-north-and-the-islands/)Black Press Media (Vernon Morning Star) · published September 23, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 29. [BC Greens leader Emily Lowan to run in Saanich North and the Islands ](https://victoriabuzz.com/2026/09/bc-greens-leader-emily-lowan-to-run-in-saanich-north-and-the-islands/)Victoria Buzz · published September 23, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 30. [B.C. Greens pull out of governing accord with B.C. NDP ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-greens-pull-out-of-governing-accord-with-b-c-ndp-9.7081452)CBC News · published February 9, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 31. [BC Green Party says it won't renew co-operation agreement with BC NDP ](https://globalnews.ca/news/11659582/bc-green-party-wont-renew-co-operation-agreement-bc-ndp/)Global News · published February 9, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 32. [B.C. NDP and B.C. Greens announce co-operation agreement ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-poli-ndp-greens-cooperation-agreement-1.7409999)CBC News · published December 13, 2024 · checked September 30, 2026 33. [A look back at the birth of the B.C. Green Party ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/a-look-back-at-the-birth-of-the-b-c-green-party-1.4102628)CBC News · published May 7, 2017 · checked September 30, 2026 34. [Green Party, BC (Encyclopedia of British Columbia) ](https://www.knowbc.com/knowbc/Books/Encyclopedia-of-BC/G/Green-Party)KnowBC · checked September 30, 2026 35. [BC Greens focus on renters and childcare as NDP and Conservatives roll out economic plans ](https://victoriabuzz.com/2026/09/bc-greens-focus-on-renters-and-childcare-as-ndp-and-conservatives-roll-out-economic-plans/)Victoria Buzz · published September 29, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 36. [BC Greens announce new candidate for Victoria-Swan Lake, childcare plans ](https://sookenewsmirror.com/2026/09/28/bc-greens-announce-new-candidate-for-victoria-swan-lake-childcare-plans/)Black Press Media (Sooke News Mirror) · published September 28, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.