Province Steps in With $479M to Save BC’s TransLink From Potential ‘Death Spiral’

Province Steps in With $479M to Save BC’s TransLink From Potential ‘Death Spiral’
Passengers board a bus in downtown Vancouver on Nov. 1, 2019. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward
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British Columbia is injecting nearly $500 million into the Metro Vancouver transit system to save it from what officials say is a feared “death spiral” sparked in part by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Premier David Eby said Wednesday that the $479 million in provincial funding for TransLink will keep fares affordable, prevent service cuts and enable future transit expansion plans to continue.