Planners from BC Transit recently surveyed about 2300 people in Penticton and other communities in the Regional District.

What they found was that many people need better, connected services to assist with getting to medical appointments in Penticton and Kelowna.

Directors agreed that one of the main ideas to work on is bus passenger service that connects outlying areas to a hub.

i.e. – A bus from Princeton must start early enough to catch a connection in Penticton to end up in Kelowna.

A key question asked by at least one RDOS director is the cost to taxpayers for providing a limited service that less than 3% of the population uses.

Planners says in Metro Vancouver 21% of people-trips are on transit. 12% in Victoria – dropping to 5% in Prince George and Kelowna – with Penticton less than 3% and rural areas less than 2%.

Providing more and better service thought to be the only way to increase the use of transit buses.