LOOKING FOR A TRANSIT APP DEVELOPER

Do you ride the bus in the Comox Valley? And do you know how to make apps for smart phones?  We want to hear from you! The CVRD is looking for a short proposal for an app for Comox Valley transit schedule and routes. Incentive? $500, plus one year’s free bus pass. And fame!

Contact Mike Zbarsky, CVRD manager of transit & sustainability at 250-334-6037 or  for details and/or questions.

COOL TRANSIT VIDEO

Comox Valley Transit videos:

• TRANSIT SURVEY 
• Bike to work week video with Shaw TV  
• How to use bus bike racks video  
• Click here for more transit videos

The provincial government oversees public transit through BC Transit, which works in partnership with local government and various local transit management companies. BC Transit coordinates the delivery of public transportation in more than 50 transit systems throughout British Columbia.

The Comox Valley Regional District partners with BC Transit and contractor Watson & Ash to deliver transit service in the Comox Valley. Together these groups set fare levels, establish schedules, gather public feedback, and look at growth patterns to determine future expansion of the system.

The Comox Valley transit system serves most of the Comox Valley and links up with the Campbell River transit system at the Oyster River. In recent years, the Comox Valley transit system has experienced one of the fasted growing ridership rates of all transit systems in BC.

On July 1, 2006, the Government of Canada began offering individuals a non-refundable tax credit to cover the cost of public transit passes. To find out more about the tax credit for public transit passes, please visit www.transitpass.ca.

The tax credit is being administered by the Canada Revenue Agency. If you would like more information on how to claim your tax credit, visit the Canada Revenue Agency website