Your production is so good man.

2 years later, and transit ridership is almost back to normal levels (from my experience anyways)

Watching this two years later and not only has our transit system continued cutting routes, they're now facing a worker shortage

Uytae! What a much needed video. So happy to see you still grinding and making great content during this time. Vancouver is lucky to have a guy like you. Cute cat, I have a similar make and model lol. Stay safe buddy and keep up the bangers. #savetransit

This is exactly why public transit needs to be given a significant boost in the post-Covid19 stimulus spending. Not only for maintenance and operations, but expansion! We need to grow our systems so that they can bounce back stronger than before.

Vancouver 2022: Skytrain is full when you try and get on it after 3pm. And if there's a 6 minute service gap the escalators at metrotown have a bad time.

This is truly the darkest timeline. I’m glad people are recognizing what’s going on. I’m also very glad you’re not afraid to go into the equity aspect, which is often overlooked. #savetransit

It would be a disaster for equality of opportunity indeed. I heard your radio interview and read your opinion piece as well. This is a much-needed message. Thank you

Underrated KZfaqr / Producer - great videos as usual!

You are correct about people who can afford to drive switching to driving for at least the time being. I was a transit user everyday heading into downtown. I haven't tapped my compass since March 12 and have been driving to work every day now. The problem post-pandemic remains how can you convince people to jam shoulder to shoulder back onto the skytrain if there is no vaccine?

I feel it. I was a big user of PT but I am not taking any public transportation since the pandemic started. I'm not just driving. I take a lot of taxis, ubers, cycling, e-scooters. The advantage is that I don't have to commute anymore too though. The remote work revolution has really helped congestion.

This guy is the Vancouver version of Vox, production quality is great! If I had substantial wealth, I'd honestly fund you to make a weekly series on Canadian cities.

Kids: Mom, can we have City Beautiful? Mom: We have City Beautiful at home City Beautiful at home: (Glad to see the Covid hasn't weakened your spirits or your videos :) Love 'em!)

Uytae! I am so happy that you made this video and that you still have the resolve to grind out even more! I thank and applaud you for supporting transit when it will be most needed. Stay safe! #savetransit

I’d love an updated video on this, hopefully transit in Vancouver has bounced back I live nearby in Bellingham, WA

Haha, I just read your CBC article on this yesterday. Still nice to see it in video form, your videos are always fantastic! 👍

Well damn, it feels like the Evergreen Line was just built yesterday. Amazing Video, I found it incredibly informative and entertaining!

Looking back on this two years later, it looks like transit has rebounded from the pandemic, at least in Toronto!

I’m so happy you uploaded. Your videos are so fun to watch, educational, and really high quality. I love the dumpster fire that is ICBC lol

your content is awesome man! you are very well educated and well spoken and take the time to inform us all about important issues and your jab at ICBC was hilarious!!!!!

Very interesting. So far the only opinions on modal change I've heard have been from cycling websites who are hopeful that the sudden explosion in the number of people riding bikes will continue after motor traffic returns to the streets - something that I don't think is likely.

i love the quality that goes into every video you make!

Keep up the great work Uytae! Very thorough and thoughtful video as usual

Your videos are really wonderful keep em’ up! Also I love your music choices!

Hey man, your videos production is really good. Love seeing some good content about home! Please keep it up for all Vancouverites :)

Awesome video man the production value was great! Keen to see more from you in the future! Who else is here from City Beautiful?

Oh lord, I hope you're wrong. US transit had a bad reputation even before this blasted pandemic started, now it's going to get even worse. Heck, mother even yelled at me for using the subway in DC when I went to clean out my college dorm to go home. Even worse is that I can't blame her.

Would love to see a follow up looking at how well transit recovered post-pandemic

That video was so well produced, awesome video and looking forward to new content!

Always great to see your thoughtful content!

Lifelong hardcore transit rider here because I'd rather drink than own a car despite fact that 80% of my jobs (including now) have been as a Driver. That being said thanks for addressing this topic and I have two points I'd like to add... First I believe politicians in charge of Transit Budgets should be Required to be regular transit users in order to cast a vote either way when financing Transit ( either good or bad ) because sitting in an office ya drive to and from is way too much of a disconnect. Secondly youtuber Tom Scott revealed in a video about %100 free transit in.. ( some European city ) ...and says that virtually all city transit systems collect only about 2% of their budget from fare revenue. He said this place was forced to do surveys and ad campaigns in an attempt to get citizens on Transit. This is because even Free rides haven't been enough to justify the money spent to maintain public transit. It turns out people need certain things in order to get them to use public transit all the time. Things like high quality clean vehicles...a feeling if safety and security and 24 hour access ( safely). Dunno if my comment adds to this conversation but I'm almost ready to get involved in my local politics just to increase awareness about the deep benefits to public transportation and perhaps make a difference. I could go on and on about this ( even more...lol) but I'm waiting in my bus and gotta go now. This video got me to subscribe

Only discovered your videos today, keep up the good work!

I would think that the high price of ICBC would still prevent this from happening

Awesome film brother. Came for missing middle, stayed for the rest of the discourse!

You deserve all the subs!

love your work as always! such great a great video

I absolutely love this video, you did great man!

Is that the 555 👀 On another note, I LOVE your production quality and video content. Your data visualizations are stunning, excited to see more!

Keep making videos! Thanks for being here and sharing here to us! This is what it's all about. Here!

Hey bro hope you are well and having a great day so far. Just found you today and really pleased we have your videos are awesome bro. Fantastic editing skills and great footage bro. You have some very valid points bro. Thanks so much for sharing this. Stay safe and catch up again real soon God bless you.

that's why it's good that my country has a public transit system backed up by the government. and it's cheap, as I can take any number of busses in a time limit (1 or more hours depending on the type) for about 1.6$ (US).

Fantastic video, Uytae!

This channel is great, I like it a lot. Its very interesting.

Plz keep posting! I love your vids

It would be awesome to see a two-year update on this video!

Great video Enjoyed watching it, even after midnight Greetings from Germany Stay safe

The public transit cut hurt a lot here in Toronto! My bus used to come every hour, but now it comes every two hours, and now I'm thinking about getting a car. Thanks for shining light on this problem!! Your videos are wonderful!

I love you and your videos. Please post more. :)

hi from Mexico. Nice analaysis of the transit issue there. Here in Mexico, none of these issues apply (We're still a developing country)

Some really insightful information on Vancouver, appreciate it!

I think the best solution is to have infrastructure for walking, biking and personal electric vehicles like scooters and EUCs (electric unicycle). If those vehicles are on a pedestrian walkway, set the top speed to 10 mph. On a road, set the speed to 30 mph and don't permit cars in city centers.

Great job! I don’t drive - I live in New Westminster but when I’m at work, I work in Maple Ridge. One bus has been suspended R3, one bus is facing elimination 791... I’ll be down to one option 701. None of my coworkers live near me, transit has been my only option for my adult life.

a great video as always Uytae! I think your pessimism is warranted and I loved the footage you added here and perspective from SARS, etc.

Yay! You uploaded

Great video as always!

Toronto (GTA) and Ontario (Metrolinx) had a lot of projects planned for the next two years. It looks like the funding is still there and the projects will continue, but anyone in the GTA know that the public transit system is far behind what it should be. The federal government need to prioritize infrastructure investments in all municipalities afterwards. Interest rates are low and these projects are very safe investments.

You really don't get enough credit for the quality of these videos!

Quality of life can basically be summed up by how many boxes you have in your life. More boxes = Lower life satisfaction

Beijing’s bus system is surely losing rider but I don’t think it is because of SARS but because of the completion of the extensive subway network. Beijing’s public total transit ridership (bus + subway) is skyrocketed since 2003.

I feel like the transit system was at its peak before this happened, too

I love your videos so much. Sending love from Italy 🇮🇹 #savetransit !!!

Amazing video! Keep it up!

Welcome back :)

I love watching the growth of your channel. You are passionate about such an important topic, we're lucky to have such an effective communicator as yourself to be repping transit!

Great video, I agree we should all be worried. This trend is a bit ironic given that increases in traffic congestion have negative health outcomes. Less transit use and more cars on the road are bad for everyone. It's time to look seriously at tolling and congestion pricing.

I think trends in China aren't effective at predicting western trends. There's a lot of cultural differences, particularly around car ownership in China.

Great video! Keep fighting for transit!

I'm hopeful that public transit will rebound slowly but surely. I know that when this pandemic subsides, one of the first things I'll do is take a ride on public transit😀😉👍

This is an amazing video 😍

Awesome Video!!!!

1:13 lmfao love the censor-cut

You've really distilled the essence of the issue T__T. Thank you for creating this video and for writing the op-ed. PS: never apologize for your cat.

As a 30 Transit OP in Vancouver, unfortunately I agree with you. Transit in Vancouver will never be the same.

Love your videos.

YES! Another about here video!!

Loved this!

Nice, excellent to see a great video by a fellow vancouver creator :D

Great video!

would love an update on this video!

Nice video as usual 👍🏼

God, I missed your videos !!

Driving couldn't be cheaper or more Accessible than it is in North America for the most part. Especially in the US.

I don't think you can compare Vancouver to Beijing. At the time in China, a lot of people were rising socioeconomically and were going to switch to driving anyway. Plus, the transit culture in the City of Vancouver is strong. And we already have the infastructure built, i.e. Skytrains.

I rode public transit every day during covid (in Central Europe, a city of 2+ million) and did not catch covid. I wore a mask (it was legally required at the time).

I’ve talked with Unifor reps (TransitLink union). The toll fairs only ever cover the cost of running the toll fair system. All other expenses (management, labour, maintenance, etc.) are covered by taxes. ... We could have “Free” public transportation without a tax increase!!

You deserve more subs. Please produce more videos.

What do you think of the public transit now? VS a year ago

Man how does this only have 14k views

Sharing it on Facebook. I love how you make videos, and this is such an important issue. Are those piano pieces played by someone in your production or are you accessing free, public-domain stuff?

I also dont like driving cause it changes the culture of its residents. Cars create the car first model of street design and you get some very ugly and unwelcoming streets unlike walkable, bike friendly with public transit streets. House are further away from each other and you need a car to get milk. Where other public transit cities you can walk to get ect. The consequences of a car centric cities is more detrimental than we think. That's my 2 cents at least. Love your content btw keep the good work.

I'm glad that a lot of people see the value in this. I don't want to have to resort to cycling 300km a week because I can't get home from work in a reasonable timeframe come a couple of weeks from now. But nope, to the feds, the yachts of the 1% are more important than this essential piece of infrastructure.

good thin i went to Vancouver last year from melbourne in sep 2019 and rode Canada Line pretty much everyday first to last station and the bus to Stevenson :D also rode Expo line waterfront to Chinatown

Videos are always good! You should highlight your neighboring cities!

Optimism factors for TransLink… 1. vaccine will be developed in a year or so 2. more testing and better control over community transmission 3. Less people get sick and die. 4. More people know quickly above via Internet or media. Information spread much quicker now, especially more people use Internet because of this crisis. 5. more congested road and parking (price and scarcity) 6. Once this over, fuel price goes back up. I think TransLink ridership will take V-shape recovery as economy.

Very thoughtful and thought-provoking video, well done! Are you planning a follow-up to assess whether your concerns became reality? I've used transit a few times in the last 3-4 months (normally I bike and ride a motorcycle) and it seems as if ridership has rebounded. Also, you didn't address working from home as a driver of your concerns (pun intended).

Really really good video

I agree with your critique of free bus fares, though it's unpopular. LA got rid of bus fares during the pandemic too and as soon as the pandemic lifted they ruthlessly cut a devastating number of our already skeletal bus lines! We have some wonderful transit activists here but they were so focused on trying to make the free bus fare program permanent that they've barely seem to have noticed that they gutted the system in the meantime! Who cares if the busses are free if they never arrive! I think fares are the one source of power riders have over the system.

Uytae you should do a second one of these in the next couple years. Translink is having a massive deficit and budget shortfall and service hours for skytrain and buses will be slashed if they don't get significant funding.

Can we have an update for 2023?

Interesting watching this now. A year ago, very few people would have predicted our global supply issues that are happening now; many areas, especially remote areas, are not able to get cars because of the shipping container crisis that’s affecting everything. Also, I personally have been shocked by how quickly the world is returning to pre-pandemic normals since vaccinations have rolled out. Maybe (hopefully) the decline of transit won’t be permanent!