December 29, 2010
Reminder: free transit on New Year’s Eve 2010, plus info on New Year’s Day service and fares
Note: I'm still on holiday until Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011! This is a scheduled post. (Visit this post for a list of alternate TransLink contacts if you…
December 23, 2010
Video: Going To Town, the 1985 SkyTrain project documentary
The Going To Town article in the fall 1985 Vancouver Regional Rapid Transit Quarterly magazine. Click the picture to download the magazine PDF!…
December 21, 2010
1986 SkyTrain photos from Alan M
SkyTrain racing through the Expo 86 grounds. Photo by Alan M. Note: I'm still on holiday until Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011! This is a scheduled post.…
December 20, 2010
Service and fares for the 2010 holiday season
Note: I'm still on holiday until Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011! This is a scheduled post. (Visit this post for a list of alternate TransLink contacts if you…
December 17, 2010
Friday fun guest post: It’s all about the numbers… on the bus, by Michael Taylor-Noonan
Our old and new trolleybuses at an event in 2007 --- you can clearly see their differing bus numbers! For this Friday fun post, Michael…
December 17, 2010
Poll results on mobile site improvements: optimized performance and saving favourites rank high
Two weeks ago I posted a poll asking for your input on how to improve our mobile site. Everyone was allowed to vote for as many features as they…
December 17, 2010
Smartcard contest update: public vote for the winning name in early 2011
Zoop: another announcement today. The smartcard contest will have a public vote for the winning name in early 2011. The press release isn't quite…
December 17, 2010
Ads coming to FareCards in January 2011
A sample FareCard with the new ads. In case you haven't heard, this was announced yesterday: there will be small ads on the monthly FareCards…
December 17, 2010
Buzzer blogger away Mon Dec 20, back Tue Jan 4
Just a note to say I will be away on holiday starting Monday December 20, 2010! A few scheduled posts will go up in my absence, and I’ll be back to…
December 16, 2010
SkyTrain 25th anniversary interview on CBC
CBC did an interview for SkyTrain\'s 25th with Ian Graham, operations manager for SkyTrain\'s Expo/Millennium Line, and Kyla Daman-Willems, marketing…
December 15, 2010
En Route: an exhibition of (transit!) paintings by Jessica Gabriel
Seabus Night View by Jessica Gabriel (6' x 4.5' oil, mixed media, carving on board) Just wanted to draw your attention to En Route, artist Jessica…
December 15, 2010
Links and tidbits for Wed Dec 15, 2010
A collection of metro logos from around the world, gathered by Inspix.net. Click the image to see much larger versions of the logos! Thanks to Avery…
December 14, 2010
Holiday gift ideas for transit fans 2010
Last year, I did a short list of gift ideas for transit fans and thought I'd update it for 2010! As you can imagine, in my line of work, I tend to…
December 14, 2010
Update: the Commercial-Broadway 99 stop will return to normal on Fri Dec 17, 2010
The Express display on a 99 B-Line. Go go B-Line go! Yeep --- I've just got word that the City construction has been delayed a bit, so the 99 stop…
December 14, 2010
Video: a quick clip of the SkyTrain zooming through Expo 86
Another item in our 25th anniversary flashback series! Here's a quick clip of SkyTrain zooming through the Expo 86 grounds, courtesy of the City of…
