VICTORIA—Students in British Columbia’s capital city can ride the bus for free next school year after the region’s transit commission approved a Victoria council plan to fund transit passes with parking revenues. The Victoria Regional Transit Commission unanimously approved the plan to provide free bus passes to students who live in the city and are 18 years old or under. She said the city recently started charging downtown parking fees on Sundays and those revenues will fund the bus passes. “The Victoria city council approached the commission and asked to have a youth pass program, which they would fund,” said Brice. She said the transit commission is studying the costs associated with providing free bus passes on a region-wide basis, but it isn’t making any promises for students who live in other Victoria-area communities.

Source: thestar June 12, 2019 23:03 UTC