September 4, 2011
The September 2011 Buzzer and Ed Spence: Buzzer illustrator interview
The latest issue of the Buzzer is now on buses, SkyTrain, SeaBus and West Coast Express! Well, many of them are. The issue got picked up by drivers…
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
The first week of school is a hairy time. New students are trying to figure out where their classes are, staff are trying to help them and the bus…
August 29, 2011
Real-time transit information beta test wrap-up
This morning, five Buzzer readers were among the first non-TransLink members of the public to test out the new mobile site. Choosing only five of…
August 26, 2011
Moving Forward public meetings
If you've been keeping up to date on TransLink funding issues, you'd know that the regional transportation authority has proposed a number of…
August 24, 2011
September service changes and optimization
Fall is quickly approaching (September 23rd to be exact), and with the change in the weather comes changes in commuting patterns. This is especially…
August 22, 2011
On the road to another record
There's been a lot of reflection these past couple of weeks on transit and TransLink. Last week, we celebrated both the 25th anniversary year of…
August 19, 2011
Friday Fun Poll: Do you say “Thanks” to bus drivers?
I'm sure many of you notice it. Many of you actually do it yourselves. And many of you wonder why other people do it. I'm talking about saying…
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
****This event has just been cancelled due to a mechanical problem with the bus. :( It may be rescheduled for tomorrow. I'll update this post as…
August 16, 2011
Help us beta test the first phase of TransLink’s Real-Time Transit Information
I hinted in the Comments section of the last new mobile site post that I might have some interesting news soon. Well, here goes. Since the blog has…
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 August Buzzer is out! In case you don't know, the Buzzer newsletter comes out on the first Friday of every month and can be found on buses,…
August 4, 2011
Come take a look at the Nova LFX demonstration bus
Some Buzzer readers have commented on the new Nova diesel LFX 60’ (18.3 meter) articulated bus that TransLink has been trying out around town.…
