January 19, 2011
SkyTrain history tidbits: memorabilia!
The certificate given out for riding the prebuild, Main Street SkyTrain demonstration line! Scan kindly provided by Rob Chew. SkyTrain tickets from…
January 18, 2011
Allison Koberstein: Buzzer illustrator interview!
Allison Koberstein with her lovely cover illustration for the January 2011 Buzzer! Ack: I kind of fell off the wagon with interviewing our Buzzer…
January 17, 2011
Guest post: Average Joe Cyclist on becoming a bicycle commuter – if I can do it, so can you!
With my own winter-ready bike parked nearby, I realized that I have become one of those fearless bicycle commuters – and also reflected on what a…
January 14, 2011
Friday fun poll results: 83% have carried something cumbersome on transit
When your transit vehicle is empty, it makes it easier to get heavy luggage on board :) Last week, I asked if you had ever carried something really…
January 14, 2011
Smart card naming contest vote now open, January 14-28, 2011
Validating your ticket will just require a tap of the smartcard come 2013. OK: voting is now live for the smart card contest finalists! Visit…
January 14, 2011
The January 2011 Buzzer is now out!
The January 2011 Buzzer is now on board all buses, SeaBus, SkyTrain, and West Coast Express! This issue talks about the 25th anniversary of…
January 12, 2011
Smart card finalist names released: you decide the winner starting Friday, Jan 14, 2011!
Smartcards will eventually replace all forms of tickets and passes on our system. As you may have heard already, we have released the three finalist…
January 12, 2011
Video: On Track, a SkyTrain project video from 1983!
At the end of December 2010, I posted the fantastic Going To Town 1985 SkyTrain documentary—well, since then, more classic SkyTrain video has come…
January 11, 2011
Links and tidbits, Tue Jan 11, 2011
Daryl Claudio took a picture of all his saved transit passes and tickets, collected since 2006! Sent in via Twitter. A roundup of interesting tidbits…
January 10, 2011
Heads up: possible snowfall Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan 11-12, 2011
A photo of a snowy #130 from March 9, 2009. The meteorologists are predicting snow flurries today, Tuesday, and Wednesday (January 10-12, 2011), so I…
January 7, 2011
Friday fun poll: ever carry something really cumbersome on transit?
A suitcase can be stowed under a seat on the Canada Line. It's the first fun poll of 2011! And we're going back to our roots with a transit behaviour…
January 7, 2011
9 and N9 stops at Commercial-Broadway will go back to normal, Mon Jan 10, 2011
Good news: the westbound bus stop for the 9 and N9 buses at Commercial-Broadway Station is scheduled to return to its normal spot on Monday, January…
January 7, 2011
iBusVan iPhone app now discontinued (unless you can take over the project!)
Arrr! iBusVan, a really good Vancouver transit iPhone app, is sadly no longer available. Zhenwang Yao, the developer, has let me know that owing to…
January 6, 2011
Updated Central Valley Greenway maps are now available
A quick note to let you know that an updated Central Valley Greenway map is now available! Since the Greenway made its official debut in June 2009,…
January 5, 2011
Heads up: the Twitter pilot will continue to the end of January 2011
Update, February 11, 2011: Yay: our Twitter pilot has been permanently extended! Update, February 1, 2011: The Twitter pilot has been extended to the…
