March 22, 2018
You’re invited to TransLink’s Open Board Meeting on March 29, 2018
TransLink’s quarterly board meetings are open to the public and you’re invited to attend next week. If you have an interest in getting to know the…
By Allen Tung
March 9, 2018
Tap your card, not your wallet
Today, TransLink launched a campaign across our system to educate our customers on an important behaviour – they should tap their Compass Card, not…
By Allen Tung
March 6, 2018
Psst…more B-Line service is coming to Metro Vancouver!
B-Line bus service offers faster travel time, direct routing and connections to key regional destinations in areas that need it most. It’s a…
By Allen Tung
March 2, 2018
TransLink’s I Love Transit Week is now award winning!
The TransLink Social Media Team and their APTA AdWheel Award! We have some exciting news to share with our Buzzer blog readers and everyone who has…
By Allen Tung
March 1, 2018
Compass Card donation bins expand to YVR Airport and Burrard stations
We've expanded the Compass Card donation bin program to include YVR Airport Station on the Canada Line and Burrard Station on the Expo Line!…
By Allen Tung
February 28, 2018
Bus exchange improvements at 29th Avenue Station are complete!
The improvements to the bus exchange at 29th Avenue Station are now complete! Do you catch the bus at 29th Avenue Station? Improvements to the bus…
By Allen Tung
February 26, 2018
TransLink Wayfinding 101: story of the “T”
Think of the London Underground and you think of the blue, red and white roundel. Think of the Paris Métro and you think of the red lamppost sign…
By Allen Tung
February 16, 2018
Friday fun poll: do you listen to something while riding transit?
Do you listen to something while riding transit? My first portable audio player was a blue 512MB Sandisk MP3 player, purchased around 2007. Ever…
By Allen Tung
February 16, 2018
Province to build and assume ownership of new Pattullo Bridge
This morning, the Province announced they will fund and deliver the Pattullo Bridge replacement, including: A new four-lane Pattullo Bridge…
By Allen Tung
February 9, 2018
TransLink Wayfinding 101: who is the wayfinding team?
Phil Kehres and Jada Stevens, wayfinding specialists at TransLink This is part of our ongoing Wayfinding 101 series taking a closer look at…
By Allen Tung
February 8, 2018
2017—a record year for transit ridership in Metro Vancouver
Thank you to our customers for choosing us to get around in 2017! In 2017, ridership in Metro Vancouver reached a record-breaking 407 million…
By Allen Tung
February 2, 2018
Friday fun poll: on all-door boarding routes, do you board through the front, middle or back doors?
A lineup for the 99 B-Line at Commercial-Broadway Station. On January 1, we began piloting all-door boarding on the 95 and 96 B-Lines, joining the 99…
By Allen Tung
February 1, 2018
Connect to Evo Car Share at Braid and Columbia SkyTrain stations
The reserved parking stalls for Evo cars at Braid Station. A new partnership is making it easier for our customers to connect with Evo's carsharing…
By Allen Tung
February 1, 2018
Luggage racks deliver improved customer experience onboard the 620
The luggage lack onboard one of our articulated buses. Five articulated buses operating out of Richmond Transit Centre are now equipped with luggage…
By Allen Tung
January 31, 2018
Q&A: Bike Parkades support active transportation in Metro Vancouver
Derek Yau is a transportation engineer with TransLink. He looks after the region’s bike facilities. Did you know 107,000 trips are made each day by…
By Allen Tung