Council Members' Motion 3: Reducing Business-Generated Organic Waste to Meet Vancouver's Climate Emergency Action Plan Targets (referred to Metro Vancouver) — Standing Committee on City Finance and Services, February 4, 2026

Motion 5 Referred

Moved by Sean Orr

Summary

Proposed directing staff to revise the snow and ice treatment policy to explicitly prioritize known problem spots on bus routes, and to work with TransLink on interim improvements.
Councillor Maloney argued the current priority list is so broad it is effectively meaningless, and that transit riders — disproportionately seniors, disabled people, and lower-income residents — are hardest hit when buses get stuck.
Public speakers from Movement Metro Vancouver Transit Riders and a letter from a bus driver cited specific problem hills (e.g., West 10th, 41st Avenue) and urged council to act.
Councillor Kirby Young responded that the city already coordinates with Coast Mountain Bus pre- and post-season and during events, and noted TransLink is doubling the number of buses with winter-grade tires this season.
Staff confirmed annual preseason/postseason meetings with Coast Mountain Bus and real-time coordination during snow events already take place.
Defeated with Councillors Joe, Kirby Young, Domingado, Montague, Klassen, Meisner, and Mayor Sim opposed.