“Money” appears to be the reason transit police aren’t riding Coast Mountain Buses more often.
There’s long been a call from bus drivers for Transit Police to ride their coaches to help discourage fare evasion and deal with other issues.
In the “Transit Police Strategic Plan” it says “over the past five years the Transit Police patrol deployment model has resulted in limited resources for crime prevention activities and enforcement initiatives to the bus system.”
The report says “little progress has been made in terms of policing the bus system” and “this remains a significant policing concern while taking into account funding limitations.”
Jordan Bateman with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the report runs contrary to a recent Vancouver Police audit which found evidence confirms buses require police attention only rarely.
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