Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Blair Lekstrom has selected three panel members to carry out an independent review of BC Transit.
Lekstrom called for the review in response to the concerns of some mayors and other locally elected officials about BC Transit’s performance and operations.
The just-announced panel members are:
- Chris Trumpy, who has served as deputy minister in various ministries including the Ministry of Finance, was chair of the BC Investment Management Corp. from 1998 to 2007, and is on the board of Puget Sound Energy and Puget Energy;
- Catherine Holt, the principal consultant and owner of Sage Group Management Consultants; and
- John King, chair of the Canadian Urban Transit Association board, senior manager of transit projects and studies with the City of Lethbridge, Alberta, and a transportation management professional for more than 30 years.
Over the next several months, the panel members will be seeking input from local government and BC Transit and focusing on:
- operations and performance, to examine the efficiency and effectiveness of transit services;
- governance, to examine the existing structure, processes and policies for BC Transit as well as the Capital Region District’s request that the regional district perform the functions of the Victoria Regional Transit Commission;
- funding relationships between BC Transit and local governments; and
- communications and consultation between BC Transit and local governments.
