June 29, 2009
Canada Day celebrations and transit service
Canada Day revellers at Canada Place! (Thanks to Canada Place for the photo!) I'm still on holiday: this is a scheduled post! Canada Day is coming…
June 25, 2009
Buzzer blogger on holiday, June 25-July 1
Just a short note to say that I'm on holiday from today until Canada Day, returning to the office on Thursday July 2. Sadly, this means I'll miss…
June 24, 2009
BePartofthePlan consultation: What we have heard so far
So our BePartofthePlan consultation period ends on June 30, but I thought you might be interested in what we’ve heard so far. Check out minutes and…
June 24, 2009
Oakridge Canada Line station open house + Design for Diversity event, Sat June 27
Oakridge-41st Avenue Station on the Canada Line, near Oakridge Centre. (Photo by Tafyrn Palecloud.) InTransit BC is hosting an open house to see…
June 23, 2009
Info tubes are back starting Monday, June 29
An example of an info tube from Metrotown bus loop. Good news: our customer information department will start refilling the info tubes with schedules…
June 23, 2009
Central Valley Greenway opens on Saturday, June 27
The Central Valley Greenway along Great Northern Way in Vancouver. Mark your calendars, people -- the Central Valley Greenway opens this Saturday,…
June 22, 2009
Hello #595, welcome back C26: June bus service changes start today
The new #595 route connects Langley Centre to Haney Place over the Golden Ears Bridge. The June seasonal bus service changes start today---which…
June 22, 2009
One week left for the BePartofthePlan discussions
Just wanted to send out another reminder to join in our BePartofthePlan discussions and give us your thoughts on the region's transportation future.…
June 22, 2009
Jot Kailay wins the One in a Billion contest!
Jot Kailay with TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast and Province publisher Kevin Bent. (Look at the size of that FareCard!) The 10 contest finalists…
June 19, 2009
Friday fun poll: how many cities have you tried transit in?
If you like, you can skip to the end of this post to answer the poll about riding transit in other cities. Results from last poll: collecting……
June 19, 2009
Buzzer in Chicago no more: plus a transit soap opera
DEEP DISH PIZZA. Thank you, Chicago. The APTA conference was over yesterday, so I'm headed home now. By this time on Monday, I'll be writing from…
June 19, 2009
10-Year Plan workshops in Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Richmond, June 22-24
There are three 10-Year Plan workshops coming up next week --- come by if you can! Monday, June 22, 2009 6:30PM - 9:00PM Evergreen Cultural…
June 18, 2009
Buzzer in Chicago: Six hours, 10 trains, 11 trips—looping the loop in Chicago!
The map of our 6h train tour around Chicago. Click to see it in detail. What do transportation professionals do for fun? A six-hour train trip on…
June 17, 2009
Golden Ears Bridge + Google Maps
The Golden Ears Bridge! A few people have asked why the Golden Ears Bridge isn't on Google Maps yet, so I thought I'd share what our web staff have…
June 17, 2009
Buzzer in Chicago: Train simulators!
We got to try out Metra’s train simulators on a technical tour yesterday! (I'm in Chicago for the APTA rail conference this week, if you didn't…
