June 29, 2012
Velo-City 2012 conference wraps up!
Lest we forget, the Velo-City 2012 conference wrapped up in Vancouver today! Co-sponsored by TransLink this year, Velo-City is the world’s premier…
June 29, 2012
Canada Day 2012 holiday transit service
Happy Canada Day this weekend, everyone! As Canada Day 2012 falls on a Sunday this year, everyone will also enjoy a holiday on Monday, July 2, 2012.…
June 28, 2012
All about managing the transit network: an interview with senior planner Peter Klitz
This post is first in a series about Managing the Transit Network: all about how TransLink plans transit service in our region. See all the blog…
June 27, 2012
Links and tidbits for Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Here's our semi-regular roundup of interesting tidbits and links about transportation from the last week or so. If you have links to contribute, put…
June 25, 2012
Summer bus service changes start today, June 25, 2012
Hey hey: as we noted last week, summer bus service changes start today, June 25, 2012! Make sure you know all about the details: Granville Mall…
June 22, 2012
Park and rides: let’s talk about them
CBC Video of an interview with Jason Martin, TransLink's communications manager, about future park and ride policy. It seems like lots of local…
June 21, 2012
Next Bus SMS goes real-time
Texting your favourite five-digit bus stop locator number (printed on the bus stop sign) to 33333 has become a ritual for many of us in Metro…
June 20, 2012
Summer public consultations on the new Pattullo Bridge
Last time we wrote about the new Pattullo Bridge was back in March when we conducted a webinar on the project. At that time, we were at the…
June 19, 2012
TransLink’s So You Think You Can Busk? 2012 auditions
It was that time again for Metro Vancouver's finest to audition for 11 busker spots TransLink put up for grabs for the next busking year. Yesterday,…
June 19, 2012
I Love Transit 2012 reminder: send us your design ideas!
As mentioned last week, we're planning I Love Transit Week from July 16-20, 2012, and we want your design ideas for new buttons (and other swag)!…
June 18, 2012
Bus changes for late June 2012: Granville Street weekend detours, Robson buses on Olympic routes
As we mentioned last week, our regular quarterly bus service changes are happening starting Monday, June 25, 2012. (See the full list of changes…
June 15, 2012
SeaBus turns 35!
This Sunday, June 17 isn't just Father's Day everyone, it's also the SeaBus' birthday! Yup, it's been almost 35 years of service between the North…
June 14, 2012
New 2012 regional cycling maps are here!
Check it out: our Metro Vancouver cycling map has been updated for 2012! For those who don't know, our regional cycling map is a handy tool to help…
June 14, 2012
Outage of some online properties starts Friday, June 15
We just wanted to let everyone know that some of our online services we'll be temporarily unavailable starting around 7pm tomorrow, June 15, 2012…
June 13, 2012
Jeffrey Ellis: Buzzer illustrator interview
Jeffrey Ellis is the fellow behind our June 2012 Buzzer cover, and here's a little interview to help you get to know him better. Enjoy! Tell us…