February 27, 2010
A visit to the Richmond stations and King Edward, Saturday February 27
Crowds using the ticket machines at Bridgeport Station. I've spent a lot of time looking at the downtown Vancouver stations lately, so I thought I'd…
February 27, 2010
A ride-along with HandyDART: taking folks with mobility issues to the Games
Dave the HandyDART driver at Metrotown bus loop! I did a ride-along on Wednesday, February 24 to see how our HandyDART service has been helping out…
February 27, 2010
Heads up: closing ceremonies and end of Games celebrations, Sunday February 28
It's going to be busy around town today, but here's another reminder that Sunday February 28 will be especially busy in downtown Vancouver, due to…
February 26, 2010
The host command centre: supporting our transit hosts out on the street
The host command centre at Commercial-Broadway Station The door to the host command centre in Commercial-Broadway Station. Tucked away in a tiny room…
February 26, 2010
Even more links and tidbits about the Olympics and transportation
The West Coast Express drops 3,000 passengers into Waterfront Station on Saturday, Feb. 20. Photo by Carol Evans. Time for some more links and…
February 26, 2010
The medal for hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics
The front of the 1948 gold medal for hockey at the Winter Olympics. Well, this is a bit off-topic but still neat. My colleague Drew Snider from the…
February 26, 2010
Heads up: travel tips for the tail end of the Games this weekend (especially Sun Feb 28)
This weekend marks the end of the Olympic Games in Vancouver, and there's a couple of things you might want to know to make sure your travels are…
February 25, 2010
Moving the world with Road Services
Road Services: Kevin, Gord and Shawn This article was written by Charlotte Boychuk for Coast Mountain Bus Company employee communications. It's a…
February 25, 2010
Our customer call centre sets their own Games records
The call centre is filled with Olympic spirit: it's been decorated with Canadian flags, photos of Olympic athletes, pictures, posters, and useful…
February 25, 2010
Transit host JoAnn deserves a medal!
JoAnn, valiantly working as a transit host despite a broken arm! If we at TransLink could give out Olympic medals, one would certainly go to JoAnn…
February 24, 2010
Special Olympic Canada Line service to YVR, Sun Feb. 28 to Mon Mar. 1
As you may already know, the day after the Olympics (March 1) is expected to be the busiest day for the airport ever. Everyone is heading home after…
February 24, 2010
A talk with an Olympic Line streetcar driver
Matthew Laird, a driver on the Olympic Line demonstration streetcar! I went down to visit the Olympic Line demonstration streetcar over the weekend,…
February 24, 2010
What’s the fare for an adult salmon?
Marco answers all questions at Broadway - City Hall. Sent along by transit host coordinator Brian, who you might remember from his UBC dispatches.…
February 23, 2010
How we manage West Coast Express crowds entering Waterfront, Sun Feb 21
1,900 West Coast Express riders file into Waterfront station on the left: SeaBus riders flow into the SeaBus station on the right. Waterfront Station…
February 23, 2010
A dispatch from Yaletown-Roundhouse
TransLink transit hosts Sze Wan and Raymond, in front of Yaletown-Roundhouse Station. Sze-Wan, a TransLink staffer and transit host down at…
