November 1, 2010
Happy 15th birthday, West Coast Express!
It's the 15th anniversary of West Coast Express today: November 1, 2010! Yep: it was November 1, 1995 when West Coast Express set off on its maiden…
October 29, 2010
Friday fun poll: when standing on a bus, do you move as far back as possible?
Sitting in the back of the bus! We haven't done a transit riding behaviour question in a while! So here's one about moving to the back of the bus. I…
October 29, 2010
Reminder: fill out the Surrey Rapid Transit questionnaire today by noon!
Just a quick note to say fill out the Surrey Rapid Transit questionnaire, if you haven't already! Word from the web team is that it will be closing…
October 28, 2010
Celebrate Halloween on the SeaBus with the VPSN, Friday October 29, 8pm
Pirates of the SeaBus! VPSN pirates good-naturedly took over the SeaBus in 2008. Photo by JMV. Dress up and join the Vancouver Public Space Network…
October 27, 2010
Central Valley Greenway: an update from our planning team
Part of the Central Valley Greenway in New Westminster. As you probably know, I've hosted a lot of discussion and feedback about the Central Valley…
October 27, 2010
Bike to Work Week kicks off with a Share the Road challenge
Giant Bicycles brought their whole office down to participate in the challenge! The Share the Road scoreboard! Click for a MUCH larger version. It's…
October 26, 2010
Surrey Rapid Transit webinar clips now up on YouTube
The Surrey Rapid Transit webinar clips are now up on YouTube! It's in four parts, since the webinar was an hour and YouTube has a 15 minute time…
October 25, 2010
Reminder: have your say on our funding priorities and service optimization plan
Public consultation! You may have seen this photo before: for some reason we use it everywhere. Two important online questionnaires are closing on…
October 22, 2010
Fun poll results: 76% have used an electronic fare card on another system
In last week's fun poll, I asked whether you'd used an electronic fare card on another system before. And after 164 votes, it turns out 76% of you…
October 22, 2010
Transportation fair in Surrey, Sat Oct 23
One of the drawings submitted by the kids at the transportation fairs last weekend. Perhaps hover wheels will be in our transportation future! A…
October 21, 2010
Tidbits and links for Thu Oct 21
Tidbits and links about transportation! What's the video above? Well, Irish Rail helped reunite Lilou the cat with her owner after it wandered off…
October 20, 2010
Thanks to everyone who attended the Surrey Rapid Transit webinar!
A screenshot from the Surrey Rapid Transit webinar held on Tuesday October 19, 2010. Just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who attended the…
October 19, 2010
Join us at the Surrey Rapid Transit webinar, Tue Oct 19, 7pm
Sorry to harp on this, but come to the Surrey Rapid Transit webinar tonight, Tuesday October 19, 2010! The webinar is at 7pm, and Jeff Busby, our…
October 18, 2010
Get your questions in for our Surrey Rapid Transit webinar, Tue Oct 19
A reminder that we're holding a webinar for the Surrey Rapid Transit study, and we want your questions in advance! The webinar is a live, one-hour…
October 18, 2010
Contest inspiration: fare card names from other places
In the naming contest post from last week, Chris passed on this handy list of fare card names from other places! I took a look through the list and…