Tidbits and links! If you have any to suggest, or a photo to showcase on these posts, e-mail me at thebuzzer@translink.ca! Maybe I should start one of those Flickr groups so people can submit photos that could be used here.

• The video above is part of Volkswagen’s Fun Theory competition! Check out NextStopSTL’s post about the contest and how many “fun theory” entries have drawn people to experiment with public transit and public spaces.
• As many of you may know (there’s an article in the Province already), fees for TransLink Park and Ride spaces are going up as of July 1, 2010 — specifically, the West Coast Express and Scott Road lots. Full info here.
• You know the detours for the #5 and N6 around Robson Square? Here’s a page describing the actual upgrades being made to Robson Square.
• My neighbor Totoro waiting at the bus stop.
• What’s the worst thing you’ve ever seen on transit in New York? How about in Vancouver?
• Real-time map of the London tube!
• Cuts to New York City’s transit system took effect on Monday: here’s coverage from the New York Post and New York Times. The Times also had an elegy for the W train, which was dropped as part of the cuts.
• Slate is running a series called Nimble Cities, which is soliciting ideas on “how to make transportation in and between cities more efficient, safe, and pleasant.” They’re posting really interesting articles as the ideas roll in: here’s one called There’s No Such Thing as Free Parking.
• Calgary gets $800M in transit funding from the Province of Alberta.
• The director of operations at Transit Windsor says they need to make customer service their #1 priority.
• Discussion around building Ottawa’s new stadium has a big focus on connecting it to transit. Will people come if they can’t drive?
• Well, it happens everywhere: the other TransLink in Northern Ireland is raising fares.
• StatsCanada has a study on transit data from 2007, looking at travel patterns and demographics.
• Dave77, who has a local blog devoted to ideas and inventions, sent along three concepts he’s come up with related to Vancouver transit. Here’s dummy proof train doors, the quadrail elevated rail system, and the C-bridge.
• L.A. Metro’s library points out the new Our Cities Our Selves exhibit in New York, which asks 10 leading architects to envision cities in 2030, with a big focus on transportation.