columbia transit service . for the broome county new york transit service see broome county transit . bc transit founded 1983 headquarters 520 gorge road east victoria british columbia v8w 9t5 locale province of british columbia service area 130 communities service type bus service paratransit transportation planning fleet 1002 vehicles website bctransit.com logo used from 2000 to 2009 is still seen on many buses that were delivered in the red blue and white paint scheme . bc transit is a provincial crown agency responsible for coordinating the delivery of public transportation within british columbia canada outside greater vancouver . bc transit is headquartered in victoria british columbia . bc transit is the successor to the british columbia electric railway which started in 1897 and in 1961 became a division of bc hydro . 1 in 1979 the province separated the transit authority into a separate agency called the urban transit authority which was later restructured into bc transit in 1983 . 2 bc transit carries out overall planning and delivery for all of the different municipal transit systems in british columbia . in 1999 responsibility for the management of transportation in greater vancouver including public transit was taken over by translink . in the future translink s jurisdiction is planned to expand into adjacent regions east and north of greater vancouver . see translink 2007 reorganization contents 1 history 2 transit systems 2.1 regional transit systems 2.2 handydart 3 tires 4 references 5 external links history edit the bc electric railway was incorporated in 1897 to take over the property and business of the consolidated railway company . the consolidated railway company had been formed the previous year taking over ten other companies engaged in electric light systems or tramways in vancouver victoria and new westminster . slowly the streetcars and interurban trams were converted to trolley and gas powered buses . the province formed the british columbia hydro and power authority in 1962 bringing the transit systems under bc hydro . 1 bc hydro markings on a 1964 gmc bus in 1979 the province s livable region plan led to the transfer of transit responsibilities to three agencies the greater vancouver regional district was to be responsible for transit policy and planning ; the urban transit authority to represent provincial government interests in public transit ; and the metro transit operating company a separate crown corporation that took over operations from bc hydro . 3 the new structure was meant to provide local governments with more decision making power and funding of their local systems . 2 pre 2000 logo bc transit was created when in 1983 the province merged the uta and mtoc . the gvrd no longer had a role and regional transit commissions were created in vancouver and victoria . the new regional commissions were tasked with approving local tariffs planning and some funding . 3 in 1999 the responsibility for the transit system in greater vancouver was reassigned to translink . the rest of bc remained under bc transit . transit systems edit the victoria regional transit system in the provincial capital of victoria is the only system operated by bc transit itself . beyond victoria there are regional transit systems . 4 in four locations nanaimo nelson powell river and the sunshine coast the municipality operates the service while private operators are contracted to deliver the transit services elsewhere . regional transit systems edit 100 mile house agassiz harrison ashcroft clinton bella coola valley boundary campbell river central fraser valley chilliwack clearwater columbia valley comox valley cowichan valley cranbrook creston valley dawson creek elk valley fort st john hazeltons kamloops kelowna regional kimberley kitimat merritt mount waddington pemberton valley penticton and okanagan similkameen port alberni port edward powell river prince george prince rupert princeton quesnel nanaimo revelstoke salt spring island shuswap skeena smithers south okanagan transit system squamish summerland sunshine coast terrace vernon victoria west kootenay whistler williams lake handydart edit main article handydart there are 16 custom accessible transit systems . 4 tires edit the tires of bc transit are about 70 % michelin 20 % goodyear and 10 % of other brands such as bridgestone and firestone . references edit a b british columbia electric railway company . archives . city of vancouver . retrieved 9 august 2014 . a b bc transit our history . bctransit.com . retrieved 16 november 2015 . a b translink governance review appendix 1 translink governance history pdf . translink.ca . retrieved 16 november 2015 . a b bc transit regional transit system external links edit bc transit v t e bc transit systems tier 1 abbotsford mission kamloops kelowna regional nanaimo regional prince george whistler victoria regional tier 2 campbell river chilliwack agassiz harrison comox valley cowichan valley penticton and okanagan similkameen vernon regional tier 3 bella coola boundary castlegar regional central kootenay clearwater columbia valley cranbrook creston valley dawson creek elk valley fort st. john hazeltons regional kimberley kitimat lillooet and lytton logan lake merritt nelson pemberton valley port alberni & alberni clayoquot powell river prince rupert and port edward princeton quesnel revelstoke saltspring island shuswap country smithers and district squamish summerland sunshine coast terrace regional trail williams lake v t e public transit systems in canada alberta airdrie banff calgary edmonton fort mcmurray grande prairie hinton leduc lethbridge medicine hat red deer st. albert strathcona county british columbia 100 mile house agassiz harrison ashcroft clinton bella coola valley boundary campbell river central fraser valley chilliwack clearwater columbia valley comox valley cowichan valley cranbrook creston valley dawson creek elk valley fort st john hazeltons kamloops kelowna regional kimberley kitimat merritt mount waddington nanaimo pemberton valley penticton and okanagan similkameen port alberni port edward powell river prince george prince rupert princeton quesnel revelstoke salt spring island shuswap skeena smithers south okanagan transit system squamish summerland sunshine coast terrace vancouver translink vernon victoria west kootenay whistler williams lake for all unlinked systems see bc transit manitoba brandon flin flon selkirk thompson winnipeg new brunswick fredericton miramichi moncton saint john newfoundland and labrador corner brook st. john s northwest territories yellowknife nova scotia annapolis valley cape breton halifax strait of canso area ontario barrie belleville brampton brantford brockville burlington chatham kent clarence rockland cobourg collingwood cornwall deseronto durham region elliot lake fort erie go transit greater toronto guelph hamilton huntsville kenora kingston leamington lindsay london midland penetanguishene milton mississauga niagara falls niagara on the lake niagara parks niagara region norfolk county north bay north glengarry prescott russell oakville ottawa ontario northland intercity orangeville orillia owen sound peterborough port hope russell township st. catharines st. thomas sarnia sault ste. marie stratford sudbury tecumseh thunder bay timmins toronto wasaga beach waterloo region welland windsor woodstock york region prince edward island charlottetown cornwall stratford quebec amt greater montreal chambly richelieu carignan drummondville gatineau granby haut saint laurent lanaudi re laurentides laval l vis longueuil montreal mont tremblant la presqu le quebec city le richelain richelieu valley rimouski roussillon rouyn noranda saguenay saint jean sur richelieu sainte julie sherbrooke sorel varennes sud ouest trois rivi res saskatchewan moose jaw prince albert regina stc intercity saskatoon yukon whitehorse retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bc 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