June 27, 2015

Today marks 125 years of transit in the region!

When you think about what can happen in 125 years, it boggles the mind! Now, think about how far transit and transportation has come since its…

By Adrienne Coling

June 26, 2015

A celebration of 125 years of transit… with a vintage trolley bus!

This summer, you're invited to join our celebration of 125 years of public transit in BC! And wow, do we ever have a lot to to celebrate! Transit…

By Laura Tennant

June 5, 2015

AGM marks 125 years of transit!

It’s the 125th anniversary of transit in our region! To mark this occasion, this year’s AGM will be more than just a year in review, it will give a…

By Laura Tennant

A dragon at the Lunar New Year Parade in Vancouver's Chinatown

January 29, 2025

Take transit to these 8 Lunar New Years events

Lunar New Year officially begins on Jan. 29, celebrating the Year of the Snake in 2025. This animal represents new growth, renewal, and wisdom.  Some…

By Sydney Carreira

October 24, 2024

Take transit to these 6 fall photography spots in Vancouver

Fall is a magical season. It's not freezing in Metro Vancouver (yet) and as a result, we're left with cozy jacket weather and brisk days framed by…

By Sydney Carreira

The SkyTrain near Rogers Arena, outside Stadium–Chinatown Station

April 19, 2024

Take transit to Rogers Arena to watch the Vancouver Canucks this Stanley Cup playoffs

The energy is electric, the city is buzzing, and the Vancouver Canucks are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs! If you're lucky enough to snag tickets,…

By Allen Tung

November 10, 2020

TransLink first in North America to test copper coating on transit

TransLink will be the first transit system in North America to pilot the use of bacteria and virus killing copper on high-touch transit surfaces.…

By TransLink Staff

April 8, 2019

The names of Metro Vancouver transit through the years

A staffer scrapes off the BC Transit logo from a a bus in preparation for TransLink's launch. Nearly 130 years ago, on June 25, 1890, transit burst…

By Allen Tung

May 24, 2016

It’s time to talk about transit fares

Regular blog readers have been asking about this for years and we're super excited to announce we're looking at our transit fares again! Over the…

By Sarah Kertcher

February 22, 2016

February 22, 1890 – the beginning of transit in B.C.

Streetcar on Fort St., Victoria - 1890s Courtesy of BC Archives "Let's go back, let's go back, let's go way on way back when..." - Aretha Franklin…

By Adrienne Coling

August 20, 2015

SkyTrain historical video: Rapid Transit, Rapid Transition, a 1984 promotional video

Repost: Written by Jhenifer Pabillano and originally published February 17, 2011 in celebration of 25 years of SkyTrain! The SkyTrain 25th…

By Laura Tennant

The Conductorette

July 16, 2015

The conductorettes: the first women to drive transit in Vancouver

A group of 33 conductorettes posing in front of the 16th Avenue streetcar at Prior Street barns in 1944. They were at first issued skirts as part of…

By Robert Willis - Buzzer Editor

July 10, 2015

A day of transit activity visualized through video!

Static transit maps are great, but dynamic ones are better! You don’t have to tell that to Andrew Walker, Vice…

By Laura Tennant

July 8, 2015

Looking back at Metro Vancouver’s Transit History with Angus McIntyre!

Angus back in the day June 27th marked 125 years of transit in the region. To honour this special occasion we have been mining old photos, stories…

By Laura Tennant

July 1, 2015

A day in the life of Metro Vancouver transit

A streetcar sets out for its first ride, 1906 A lot has changed over the last 125 years in this region and transit has changed right along with it!…

By Adrienne Coling

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