April 14, 2020
The spring 2020 edition of The Buzzer is now online
Perhaps a little known fact is your community managers on TransLink's social media channels also write for the print edition of The Buzzer that you…
By Allen Tung
April 14, 2020
Google Doodle thanks public transportation workers
The April 14 "doodle" on Google thanks public transportation workers. If you've logged on to Google today, April 14, you will have noticed there's a…
By Allen Tung
April 10, 2020
Nurse coasts her way to work aboard the West Coast Express
Cara Muller is a dialysis nurse. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our world, challenging us to improvise, adapt and overcome. We're now throwing…
By Allen Tung
April 6, 2020
From one frontline to another: restaurant worker serves up for the community
Ryu is a transit customer who takes the Canada Line to get his place of work. Ryu Fukazawa is an frontline worker that takes transit. He works at a…
By Allen Tung
April 3, 2020
Pulling the curtain back on who keeps SkyTrain operating
SkyTrain's Andrew Ferguson, a vehicle technician, and Annaliese Hunt, a control operator. As night descends, SkyTrain’s Operations and Maintenance…
By Allen Tung
April 1, 2020
Bus operator embraces helping the community out
Bryan Stebbings has been a bus operator with Coast Mountain Bus Company for nearly four years. (Photo: Josh Neufeld Photography) "I'm just so…
By Allen Tung
March 27, 2020
A 7 p.m. thank you for frontline workers, plus share your transit story and appreciation with us
Over the past week, every night at 7 p.m., a cheer has been ringing out across Metro Vancouver for healthcare workers and all frontline staff, and…
By Allen Tung
March 3, 2020
Enter to win transit passes and tickets to watch the HSBC Canada Sevens on March 7 and 8!
HSBC Canada Sevens isn't just a celebration of sport, it's the ultimate costume party! Annually, fans don their ‘fanciest’ attire from chicken to…
By Allen Tung
February 24, 2020
(CONTEST) RapidBus brings faster, more frequent service to eight Metro Vancouver communities
We know that fast, frequent service is key to getting more people onto transit — that’s why we've introduced a new service called RapidBus! It comes…
By Allen Tung
February 7, 2020
Lonsdale Quay Exchange begins final phase of upgrades
Upgrades to the Lonsdale Quay Exchange are nearing completion and entering the final phase of construction. The improvements will enhance the…
By Allen Tung
February 5, 2020
Electric bikes can now ride the bus too!
Electric bikes are now allowed to ride the bus! As Metro Vancouver's transportation authority, we're more than just transit! Among our…
By Allen Tung
January 24, 2020
TransLink celebrates Lunar New Year
The Lunar New Year-wrapped bus will make its debut at the Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Parade and will start serving customers this coming…
By Allen Tung
January 20, 2020
New maps and signs help improve wayfinding at YVR–Airport Station
New bilingual signs at the YVR–Airport Station letting customers they can head straight for the faregates if they have a contactless Visa, Mastercard…
By Allen Tung
January 14, 2020
Smart lockers coming to SkyTrain stations
A rendering of what the future PigeonBox locker at Stadium–Chinatown Station could look like. TransLink has selected PigeonBox, a smart locker…
By Allen Tung
January 9, 2020
TransLink activates snow plan to keep customers moving
Customers should plan ahead for potential weather-related delays With the likelihood of snow in the early morning hours tomorrow, TransLink is…
By Allen Tung