August 17, 2010
Canada Line turns one: photos from the opening, part 1
Happy birthday Canada Line! One year ago today, the Canada Line officially opened to the public. The day kicked off with an official opening…
August 16, 2010
Join the Bus Stop Hop on Sat Aug 21!
Test out just how accessible our system is with the Bus Stop Hop on Saturday! Here's the details: The BC Paraplegic Association’s Peer Program will…
August 13, 2010
Friday fun post: one year on, what’s your take on the Canada Line?
As it's Canada Line's first birthday next week, let's do a wide-open Canada Line poll! One year on, what's your take on the Canada Line?…
August 13, 2010
Celebrate Canada Line’s first birthday at Broadway-City Hall Station, Tue Aug 17
Canada Line turns one on Tuesday, August 17, so we have a little celebration planned for that day! At 11:30 a.m., staff will be out at the plaza…
August 13, 2010
Frequent transit service maps: a suggested map from David M
Inspired by from Jarrett Walker's two discussions last week, David M put together his own attempt at a frequent transit network map. Here's what he…
August 12, 2010
Weekend reroutes for the Chinatown Festival and more, Sat Aug 14 to Sun Aug 15
Look out for bus reroutes for the Chinatown Festival, Cloverdale Blueberry Festival, Filipino Cultural and Street Parade and more this weekend!…
August 11, 2010
Trolley service returns to Granville Mall on Tue Sept 7
After four years of detours, trolley buses will return to Granville Mall on Tuesday, September 7! The trolleys were moved in April 2006 for Canada…
August 10, 2010
Links and tidbits for Tue Aug 10
Tidbits and links! If you have any to suggest, or a photo to showcase on these posts, e-mail me at thebuzzer@translink.ca! I’m especially in need of…
August 9, 2010
Canada Line turns one next week: send in your stories and photos!
Canada Line will celebrate its first anniversary on Tuesday August 17! So I'd love to celebrate with a few posts next week about the Line and its…
August 6, 2010
Friday fun post: what are some fun summer activities you can reach on transit?
For this Friday fun post, let's pick up a topic we've explored a bit over the years: what are some fun summer activities can be reached by transit?…
August 6, 2010
The August 2010 Buzzer is now out!
The August 2010 Buzzer is now on all buses, SeaBus, SkyTrain, and West Coast Express! This issue focuses on the I Love Transit Week! As many stories…
August 5, 2010
A field guide to transit debates: notes from Jarrett Walker’s talk, Wed Aug 4
Jarrett Walker week continues with my summary from last night's talk! And what a talk it was: if you only ever read one post on the Buzzer blog,…
August 5, 2010
Weekend bus reroute for the Ladner Village Market, Sunday August 8
Phew---after the busy long weekend, the upcoming weekend is much quieter! Just one event will be prompting a bus reroute, and that's the Ladner…
August 4, 2010
City of Vancouver info session on Hornby separated bike lane, Wed Aug 11
The City of Vancouver is currently thinking about putting a separated bike lane on Hornby Street downtown, and they will be holding an info session…
August 3, 2010
Jarrett Walker talks to our staff about public transport branding (and more!)
It's going to be an impromptu Jarrett Walker week here at the Buzzer blog. Jarrett, who you all may know from his blog HumanTransit.org, has two…
