Driving has decreased in almost every Metro Vancouver city, including Richmond.
That’s according to New Westminster mayor Jonathan Cote, who tweeted out the data and each city’s rank, asking netizens to “geek out” on the numbers with him. The data was collected through Translink’s Trip Diary survey in 2017.
“Driving is down in almost every city in Metro Vancouver,” said Cote in a tweet. “Below is the ranking of cities that saw the biggest decrease in driving mode share between 2011 and 2017.”
Richmond is number five on Cote’s list — the city saw a six-per-cent decrease in driving mode share (the percentage of travelers that use a particular transportation method or number of trips in that type) between 2011 and 2017, from 60.7 per cent to 54.7 per cent.
Driving is down in almost every city in Metro Vancouver. Below is the ranking of cities that saw the biggest decrease in driving mode share between 2011 and 2017:
— Jonathan Cote (@jonathanxcote) September 30, 2019
1. West Vancouver -15.4%
2. New Westminster -7.9%
3. Coquitlam -7.5%
4. Langley City -7%
— Jonathan Cote (@jonathanxcote) September 30, 2019
5. Richmond -6%
6.Langley Township -4.8%
7. Surrey -4%
8. Port Moody -3.7%
9. Vancouver -3.3%
10. Burnaby -3.1%
11. North Van District -3%
