September 4, 2011
The September 2011 Buzzer and Ed Spence: Buzzer illustrator interview
The cover of the September, 2011 Buzzer and the artist, Ed Spence The latest issue of the Buzzer is now on buses, SkyTrain, SeaBus and West Coast…
September 2, 2011
Labour Day holiday service, Mon Sept 5, 2011
Wooohooo, It’s Labour Day on Monday, September 5, 2011. That not only means it's a holiday for many of us, it also means that buses, SeaBus, and…
August 31, 2011
Putting a shine on a good cause
Shining the bus 2007 at UBC The first week of school is a hairy time. New students are trying to figure out where their classes are, staff are…
August 29, 2011
Real-time transit information beta test wrap-up
Buzzer blog mobile testers: Graham, Josh, Eric, Ronald and Walter This morning, five Buzzer readers were among the first non-TransLink members of the…
August 26, 2011
Moving Forward public meetings
Your chance to learn about the possible future of transit in Metro Vancouver If you've been keeping up to date on TransLink funding issues, you'd…
August 24, 2011
September service changes and optimization
Changes are coming to some September transit schedules Fall is quickly approaching (September 23rd to be exact), and with the change in the weather…
August 22, 2011
On the road to another record
Has your commute changed recently? There's been a lot of reflection these past couple of weeks on transit and TransLink. Last week, we celebrated…
August 19, 2011
Friday Fun Poll: Do you say “Thanks” to bus drivers?
Now that's a happy driver... maybe somebody said, "thanks!" I'm sure many of you notice it. Many of you actually do it yourselves. And…
August 17, 2011
Transit Anniversaries: SkyTrain’s Silver anniversary celebration, Canada Line and Bridge turn 2!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mak5wW7lo28 SkyTrain turns 25 The SkyTrain system officially turned 25 late last year (December 11, 2010, to be…
August 17, 2011
BYD Electric Bus demo at Metrotown today
The BYD electric bus ****This event has just been cancelled due to a mechanical problem with the bus. :( It may be rescheduled for tomorrow. I'll…
August 16, 2011
Help us beta test the first phase of TransLink’s Real-Time Transit Information
A sneak peak of the new Next-Bus Real-Time service I hinted in the Comments section of the last new mobile site post that I might have some…
August 12, 2011
Surrey Rapid Transit – May/June 2011 summary report and UBC Line Rapid Transit March/April summary report
The Surrey Rapid Transit May/June 2011 summary report (click on 'What We Heard' to get the report) is now available on the TransLink website. The…
August 10, 2011
A SkyTrain employee describes the Granville SkyTrain Station during the Stanley Cup riots
In light of the England riots, I thought it would be nice to read a 'good news' story about the recent Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver. Our friends at…
August 8, 2011
The August 2011 Buzzer and Alanna Scott: Buzzer illustrator interview
The cover of the August, 2011 Buzzer and the artist, Alanna ScottThe August Buzzer is out! In case you don't know, the Buzzer newsletter comes out on…
August 4, 2011
Come take a look at the Nova LFX demonstration bus
New Nova bus TransLink is trying out Some Buzzer readers have commented on the new Nova diesel LFX 60’ (18.3 meter) articulated bus that TransLink…
