Commuting

One of the many attractive benefits of living in Greater Victoria is something residents take for granted: minimal commute time and no freeways. More than 52 per cent of Greater Victoria residents commute less than five kilometres to their workplace and over 77 per cent of residents live within 10 kilometres of their workplace. The median distance to work in Greater Victoria in 2001 was 4.7 kilometres.

Moreover, Greater Victoria residents support sustainable transportation, and in the national context, this region has the fourth highest percentage of sustainable work commutes among Canada's top 20 metropolitan areas. The increase from 2001 to 2006 was the sixth largest. More than one-quarter of work commutes in Greater Victoria in 2006 were via sustainable modes (public transit, biking, or walking). The percentage of sustainable trips is higher than both Metro Vancouver and the B.C. average.

Transit ridership in Greater Victoria is higher than for Metro Vancouver when measured by passengers per service hour. Greater Victoria had 33.7 passengers per service hour in 2007-08 compared to 29.5 in Metro Vancouver. Both areas have higher transit ridership than the aggregate rate of 26.4 passengers per service hour in other municipal systems in B.C.

Short commutes and an inclination toward sustainable transportation keep the region green and the population healthy.

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