June 11, 2010
Friday fun post: what type of seat material do you like best?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to tell us your favourite seat material on transit. Last week: what do you do when waiting for transit?…
June 11, 2010
Bus reroutes and SkyTrain repair work over the weekend, Sat June 12 and Sun June 13
Summer events continue on this weekend, prompting a few bus reroutes. As well, SkyTrain will be doing a bit of repair work in the Columbia-Sapperton…
June 11, 2010
APTA Rail 2010: Four hours, three trains, two buses, one trolley – a multimodal tour of Vancouver!
The multimodal map! If you didn't know, TransLink is hosting the 2010 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) rail conference this week!…
June 10, 2010
APTA Rail 2010: Integrating Passenger Facilities into the Community
Title slide from the presentation. Oooh! If you didn't know, TransLink is hosting the 2010 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) rail…
June 10, 2010
APTA Rail 2010: The trade show floor
The APTA Rail Products and Services Showcase! If you didn't know, TransLink is hosting the 2010 American Public Transportation Association (APTA)…
June 10, 2010
Ride the Central Valley Greenway on its first anniversary!
The Central Valley Greenway in Burnaby. We're teaming up with the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC) to offer four Great Rides in 2010—that's…
June 9, 2010
U-Pass BC: a provincewide transit program for post-secondary students
Langley Mayor Peter Fassbender, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Shirley Bond, Premier Gordon Campbell, and Nimmi Takkar of the Canadian…
June 9, 2010
APTA Rail 2010: Rail project updates from various agencies
Lillian Hames from Sonoma Marin Area Rail (If you haven’t heard by now, TransLink is hosting the 2010 APTA rail conference this week! See the APTA…
June 8, 2010
APTA Rail 2010: rail rodeo results
The operator team from L.A. Metro! Click here for the first rail rodeo post. Just wanted to share a few photos of the rail rodeo from Saturday's…
June 8, 2010
APTA Rail 2010: It Takes a Region: Integrating rail investment in multimodal plans and programs
The multimodal planning discussion. "It Takes a Region: Integrating rail investment in multimodal plans and programs" had four speakers that included…
June 7, 2010
APTA Rail 2010: Canada Line session
The title slide from the Canada Line presentation. First, a note for students who are planning to attend this week: The Canada Line and SkyTrain…
June 7, 2010
A call for submissions: I Love Transit Week, July 12-16
I've set a date for the next I Love Transit Week: July 12-16, 2010! Yes, summer, when nothing else is happening (or so I think)! And let me just…
June 4, 2010
Friday fun post: what do you do when waiting for transit?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to tell us what you do when waiting for transit. Last week ago: ever read what someone else is reading on…
June 4, 2010
The APTA International Rail Rodeo gets underway
The rail rodeo sign up at VCC-Clark Station. (Update: click here for the rail rodeo results!) I spent all day Thursday and a bit of Friday out with…
June 4, 2010
Links and tidbits for Fri June 4
An exploded diagram of a Brill trolley, from a May 25, 1956 Buzzer! Click the image to see a larger version, and click to download the full issue.…
