October 5, 2012
The October 2012 Buzzer is on the system
Wow, it's October already! That means orange and yellow leaves on the ground, and a brand new Buzzer newsletter to read! This month, we're…
October 4, 2012
True or false: It costs the same to run a bus no matter its route or location. Marisa Espinosa gives us the answer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8TWgXqh9Hg Our latest instalment of the draft 2013 Base Plan videos is about the cost of running a bus. Jhen and I…
October 3, 2012
Links & tidbits for October 3, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=boiQKDHq7nk Here's a local video that can only be described as cute and enthusiastic!…
October 2, 2012
The TransLink website is getting updated on October 9, 2012
You'll see a different looking translink.ca come October 9, 2012! TransLink’s tireless web team is always looking for new ways of helping you…
October 1, 2012
Q & A with Bob Paddon, Executive Vice President, TransLink Strategic Planning and Public Affairs
http://youtu.be/xPcS0h1W73U The complete answer to today's draft 2013 Base Plan poll is found by watching this video. In short, the answer to the…
October 1, 2012
True or false: TransLink can afford to provide all the transit service that people want
Help us plan the future of transit in the region! For this fourth poll regarding the draft 2013 Base Plan, we're asking a very sobering but important…
September 27, 2012
Q & A with Sarah Ross, Senior Manager, TransLink Strategy and Plan Development
Here's the video answer to the poll question we asked earlier today, True or false: Most of TransLink’s revenue comes from fares. The answer, as…
September 27, 2012
True or false: Most of TransLink’s revenue comes from fares
TransLink ticket vending machine We've got another poll for Buzzer blog readers to take today. True or false: Most of TransLink's revenue comes from…
September 25, 2012
Kids ride free for International Walk to School Week, Oct 8-12, 2012
Let's do the iWalk again! Educating kids on the numerous options for getting around the region is one of TravelSmart's initiatives. This year,…
September 24, 2012
Q & A with Ian Jarvis, TransLink CEO
As promised, here's the second installment of our draft 2013 Base Plan video series. Today's video is of TransLink CEO, Ian Jarvis, speaking…
September 24, 2012
True or false: TransLink hasn’t cut any costs in the last three years
There's always a lot of number crunching going on at TransLink We thought we'd run a quick poll as a fun way to talk about our draft 2013 Base…
September 19, 2012
Q&A with Geoff Cross, Senior Manager of Policy, TransLink Strategic Planning & Policy
As part of the release of the draft 2013 Base Plan, Jhen and I produced some videos that attempt to answer the bigger questions about transit in…
September 17, 2012
TransLink’s draft 2013 Base Plan
The draft 2013 Base Plan Today, TransLink has released a very important document that lays out our plan for the next three years of transit in Metro…
September 14, 2012
Exhibit of Angus McIntyre’s historical transit photos starts on September 16, 2012
Photo by Angus McIntyre Keith Daubenspeck (Seattle Transit driver), Angus McIntyre and Brian Kelly about to head out for a fan trip with Brill…
September 13, 2012
Where students can pick up their GoCards
The GoCard rocket pamphlet from the mid-nineties! This is a quick note to our younger readers about who may not have picked up their GoCards yet.…
