Trip Diary Survey

Passengers getting off the route 119 bus at Metrotown Station

The Trip Diary is a household travel survey conducted roughly every five years to understand how people move around Metro Vancouver. Most recently conducted in fall 2023, the survey results include insights on nearly 100,000 trips, capturing travel data such as trip origins and destinations, modes of transportation, trip purposes, and more.

Despite significant population growth in recent years, the Trip Diary found that while more people are travelling around the region, they’re making fewer trips on average than they used to.

The 2023 results show that since 2017, more Metro Vancouverites are choosing sustainable travel options like transit, walking, and cycling, which means that fewer people are relying on personal vehicles. Over 30 per cent of all trips in the region are made using sustainable transportation options – an increase of four percentage points compared to the last Trip Diary in 2017.

These findings suggest that TransLink is making progress toward the goals set in Transport 2050, with more people choosing sustainable ways to get around and spending less time driving. Insights from the Trip Diary help TransLink and our regional partners better understand the experiences and needs of residents, informing how we plan the transportation system to meet those needs today.

Access the 2023 Trip Diary Interactive Dashboard.

To learn more about previous Trip Diary surveys and similar initiatives, please visit our Research and Insights page.