Traditionally, people think of Langley as an area where people choose to drive a car, but that is not the on-the-ground reality. While many areas of Langley are car-dependent, when people are provided with reliable, direct transit service, they will take it.
Ridership recovery during the weekends is higher than weekday ridership recovery.
The following data from TransLink shows weekday ridership from September 2022 compared to September 2019 levels on transit routes that serve Langley.
| Route | Route Description | Recovery Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 531 | WHITE ROCK CENTRE/WILLOWBROOK | 139% |
| 364 | LANGLEY CENTRE/SCOTTSDALE | 135% |
| 342 | LANGLEY CENTRE/NEWTON EXCHANGE | 126% |
| 388 | 22ND ST/CARVOLTH | 118% |
| 501 | LANGLEY CENTRE/SURREY CENTRAL | 114% |
| 372 | CLAYTON HEIGHTS/LANGLEY CENTRE | 111% |
| 509 | WALNUT GROVE/SURREY CENTRAL | 108% |
| 370 | CLOVERDALE/WILLOWBROOK | 106% |
| 595 | MAPLE MEADOWS/LANGLEY CENTRE | 105% |
| 563 | LANGLEY CENTRE/FERNRIDGE | 102% |
| 503 | ALDERGROVE/SURREY CENTRAL | 97% |
| 502 | LANGLEY CENTRE/SURREY CENTRAL | 92% |
| 320 | LANGLEY/FLEETWOOD/SURREY CENTRAL | 92% |
| 564 | LANGLEY CENTRE/WILLOWBROOK | 91% |
| 561 | LANGLEY CENTRE/BROOKSWOOD | 89% |
| 395 | KING GEORGE/LANGLEY CENTRE | 84% |
| 560 | MURRAYVILLIE/LANGLEY CENTRE | 83% |
| 555 | CARVOLTH/LOUGHEED | 79% |
Transit routes with weaker recovery service Downtown Vancouver officer worker trips. The clearest example is the 555, but you can see this with routes such as the 395, 502, and 503, though they are fast approaching 2019 levels. The other routes with lower recovery are “spaghetti mess” routes like the 561/560 and 564.
People will take transit in Langley when provided with direct transit service. Continuing to invest in transit service in Langley is helping to give people travel options which people are choosing to take.
The data is from TransLink’s automatic daily people counters.
1 comment:
I'd actually say the 555 is useful for a lot more than Vancouver office workers - many folks I know attending SFU and living in Langley use it.
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