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Comment on The new Google Maps includes neat new transit comparisons by Stinky

Stinky — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:22:10 +0000

I’d like to see Translink take the next step with open data and enter into an agreement with Google, as various other agencies have done, to make the real-time data arrival data available to riders via Google Maps. Study after study has shown that transit users are more satisfied with the rider experience if they can tell when their trip is arriving. Perceived wait times are lower just by knowing. And Google Maps- with its integrated trip planning- works on all smartphones without the need to install a custom regional app. What’s not to love?

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Comment on Buzzer illustrator interview: Kim Ridgewell! by Anollarkawkap

Anollarkawkap — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:52:30 +0000

Not quite every legacy and new-look IT vendor has its own settle on making the uninterrupted data center more programmable via software and less dependent on specialized, proprietary and expensive hardware.

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Comment on Transit Pet Peeves are now on the system! by ;-)

;-) — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:14:37 +0000

fyi…. Global has a segment on Tuesday morning….
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151579748352808&set=a.108041112807.92198.8475622807&type=1

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Comment on Ask TransLink: transit planner Mary Riemer talks bus bunching, route numbers, inspirational cities, and more! by ;-)

;-) — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:38:02 +0000

Global news made a comment on how people are able to Skype on Everest now….. how long must we wait for cellphone service in the Dunsmuir tunnel? It works great in the Canada Line tunnel, why not Dunsmuir after all these years?

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Comment on The new Google Maps includes neat new transit comparisons by Eugene Wong

Eugene Wong — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:11:45 +0000

Wow.

Thanks, Google. It’s things like this that imply that you care about people’s struggles.

Thanks, Translink, for cooperating with them. It helps.

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Comment on The new Google Maps includes neat new transit comparisons by Allen

Allen — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:16:37 +0000

What I like most about Google Maps is it factors in walking time into the trips (whereas the Trip Planner on TransLink.ca doesn’t) and it shows the arrival times of SkyTrain (which is on the TransLink website, but you have to know how to find it).

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Comment on The costs of fare evasion by Rapid transit on West Broadway – getting it right by learning from history |

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:56:36 +0000

[...] put the savings of $1.5b into perspective, Translink currently collects $412 million in fare revenue per annum throughout the entire region for all forms of public transit: buses, the [...]

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Comment on The new Google Maps includes neat new transit comparisons by Jot

Jot — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:30:08 +0000

Nice. Glad Translink is providing accurate info to Google, I use the feature constantly. Showing multiple transit route options with walking distance is a great feature as well. It’s these little things that will get non transit users to at least consider it. Default for many people is just to drive somewhere, where if they would factor in driving and parking time it often takes longer by car.

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Comment on The new Google Maps includes neat new transit comparisons by Alan

Alan — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:21:37 +0000

This is good news, I have been missing this function since the iphone went onto their own mapping system, always used it in the past.

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Comment on TransLink’s Cathy McLay wins a Business in Vancouver BC CFO of the Year Award! by Eugene Wong

Eugene Wong — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:53 +0000

Congratulations, Cathy!

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