HandyDART Riders' Alliance

Media Advisory

Yes & No Sides discuss what to do after the transit referendum:
HandyDART riders host dialogue in Maple Ridge

What: A public dialogue on transit for an accessible and age friendly region, regardless of the outcome of the transit referendum.

When: Saturday April 18,  11 am to 1pm

Where: Ridge Meadows Seniors Society: 12150 – 224th Street Maple Ridge

Who: Maple Ridge Councillors Gordy Robson (No) & Craig Speirs (Yes), HandyDART Riders Alliance members and supporters, Selina Robinson MLA and Dr. Doug Bing MLA. Continue reading →

Today, HandyDART Riders’ Alliance members and supporters handed out about 450 leaflets, and talked to dozens of people about the reasons to vote Yes in the transit referendum. We also had a visit from a CBC TV crew. The story is here http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/transit-plebiscite-gets-final-weekend-push-1.2995584

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White Rock Mayor and Medical Health Officer to speak

For immediate release – Friday March 6, 2015

Transit Referendum and HandyDART Public Forum.
Saturday March 7, 2015 11am to 1pm
White Rock Community Center – 15154 Russell Ave. White Rock BC

HandyDART Riders are inviting residents of White Rock and neighbouring communities to discuss the transit referendum on Saturday. The presentations and discussion will cover the entire plan that will go ahead if there is a Yes vote, with a special emphasis on benefits for seniors and people with disabilities. Continue reading →

Vote YES! For Better HandyDART Service and Much More!

Sat March 7, 2015
11am – 1pm
15154 Russell Ave.
White Rock Community Center

You can vote for:
•    30% More HandyDART Service
•    25% More Bus Service
•    Fast Frequent B-line express bus to White Rock Centre
•    More bus shelters & better sidewalks

Ballots will be mailed out starting March 16! Find out more at our public forum. Continue reading →

HandyDART service across Metro Vancouver has been severely disrupted since Friday due to a computer problem.

Both HandyDART Riders’ Alliance Spokespeople have been personally inconvenienced by the HandyDART Service disruption. Continue reading →

Dear Editor,

We agree with Linda Meyer [Plan B to improve transit, Jan 13 Letters, TIMES] that a 30 per cent increase in HandyDART service over 10 years is not enough.

HandyDART service levels have been frozen for more than five years, while demand soars, and the number of people over 70 in Metro Vancouver is projected to increase by 40 per cent in the next decade. Continue reading →

HandyDART workers and riders alike wore pink anti-bullying shirts at an action in Surrey on January 26. Quotes from HandyDART riders are below, along with the link to the full article.

Please consider leaving a comment or writing a letter to the editor – both on the Now website: http://www.thenownewspaper.com/news/handydart-staff-rally-in-cloverdale-1.1742648

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Better late than never, here is the TV coverage of our transit referendum forum in Surrey on Oct 25.

This is our reply to a recent misleading article in 24Hours Vancouver titled HandyDART Trip Denials Plummet

Re HandyDART Trip Denials Plummet (Dec 16) Any HandyDART rider could tell you that things have gotten worse not better in recent months. The reported drop in trip denials is only because TransLink’s contractor changed the definition of denials to hide the continued deterioration in service.

It is also disturbing that the Disability Alliance of BC promoted taxis as a magic wand solution to the HandyDART service crisis in this article without their commercial ties with the taxi industry being revealed. Taxis do not provide the careful door to door service many HandyDART riders need for safety. Continue reading →