It’s I Love Transit Week from July 12-16 — because even though there’s things we don’t like about transit, there’s much we do like! All week I’ll be sharing essays, stories, and more to celebrate transit. Come to I Love Transit Night on Thursday July 15 too – full details here!

As part of I Love Transit Week, our friends at Vancouver Is Awesome and Tenth to the Fraser are each holding contests for a TransLink summer commuter prize pack, including a bus pass and lots of other treats!

Enter the Vancouver is Awesome contest here, and make sure to check out the rest of the blog — it’s a fantastic local blog with killer arts coverage, notes and observations on city life, and more.

Enter the Tenth to the Fraser contest here, and make sure to check out their blog too: it’s a hyperlocal blog about New Westminster, with thoughtful, vivid posts about life in the Royal City!

In case you’re wondering, the pack includes the following:

* TravelSmart tote bag
* TravelSmart water bottle
* Personal hand-held fan
* Travel pillow
* Mini puzzle for passing the time
* A granola bar snack
* Vanity Fair magazine
* 2010 Olympic transportation map
* Transit stickers and buttons
* 3-zone bus pass (available after July 16)

Bonne chance! And thanks so much to everyone at Vancouver is Awesome and Tenth to the Fraser for being a part of I Love Transit Week!