January 7, 2011
Friday fun poll: ever carry something really cumbersome on transit?
A suitcase can be stowed under a seat on the Canada Line. It's the first fun poll of 2011! And we're going back to our roots with a transit behaviour…
January 7, 2011
9 and N9 stops at Commercial-Broadway will go back to normal, Mon Jan 10, 2011
Good news: the westbound bus stop for the 9 and N9 buses at Commercial-Broadway Station is scheduled to return to its normal spot on Monday, January…
January 7, 2011
iBusVan iPhone app now discontinued (unless you can take over the project!)
Arrr! iBusVan, a really good Vancouver transit iPhone app, is sadly no longer available. Zhenwang Yao, the developer, has let me know that owing to…
January 6, 2011
Updated Central Valley Greenway maps are now available
A quick note to let you know that an updated Central Valley Greenway map is now available! Since the Greenway made its official debut in June 2009,…
January 5, 2011
Heads up: the Twitter pilot will continue to the end of January 2011
Update, February 11, 2011: Yay: our Twitter pilot has been permanently extended! Update, February 1, 2011: The Twitter pilot has been extended to the…
January 5, 2011
Come to Connecting Communities, the 2011 BC Youth Summit on Sustainable Transportation!
Update, Jan 28, 2011: The application deadline has now been extended to February 21, 2011! The update post can be found here. Calling all youth!…
January 4, 2011
Papercraft B-Lines from Jason Vanderhill!
One of Jason Vanderhill's 99 B-Line papercraft, printed and assembled by me in my office. (My papercraft SkyTrain sits alongside as window dressing…
December 29, 2010
Reminder: free transit on New Year’s Eve 2010, plus info on New Year’s Day service and fares
Note: I'm still on holiday until Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011! This is a scheduled post. (Visit this post for a list of alternate TransLink contacts if you…
December 23, 2010
Video: Going To Town, the 1985 SkyTrain project documentary
The Going To Town article in the fall 1985 Vancouver Regional Rapid Transit Quarterly magazine. Click the picture to download the magazine PDF!…
December 21, 2010
1986 SkyTrain photos from Alan M
SkyTrain racing through the Expo 86 grounds. Photo by Alan M. Note: I'm still on holiday until Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011! This is a scheduled post.…
December 20, 2010
Service and fares for the 2010 holiday season
Note: I'm still on holiday until Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011! This is a scheduled post. (Visit this post for a list of alternate TransLink contacts if you…
December 17, 2010
Friday fun guest post: It’s all about the numbers… on the bus, by Michael Taylor-Noonan
Our old and new trolleybuses at an event in 2007 --- you can clearly see their differing bus numbers! For this Friday fun post, Michael…
December 17, 2010
Poll results on mobile site improvements: optimized performance and saving favourites rank high
Two weeks ago I posted a poll asking for your input on how to improve our mobile site. Everyone was allowed to vote for as many features as they…
December 17, 2010
Smartcard contest update: public vote for the winning name in early 2011
Zoop: another announcement today. The smartcard contest will have a public vote for the winning name in early 2011. The press release isn't quite…
December 17, 2010
Ads coming to FareCards in January 2011
A sample FareCard with the new ads. In case you haven't heard, this was announced yesterday: there will be small ads on the monthly FareCards…
