Farecard naming contest: last day to enter!

Get your suggestions into our contest! You've only got until midnight tonight, Monday November 8, to submit a name for our electronic fare card,…


Fun poll results: 80% do move as far back as possible when standing on a bus

In last week's fun poll, I asked whether you move as far back as possible when you're standing on a bus. And well, this poll really struck a chord!…


Fall back to standard time, Sun Nov 7

It's that time of year again! Remember to set your clocks back one hour on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 2 a.m.. If you're travelling around that time, please…


The November 2010 Buzzer is now out!

The November 2010 Buzzer is now on board all buses, SeaBus, SkyTrain, and West Coast Express! This issue talks about Bike to Work Week, which was on…


Links and tidbits, Thu Nov 4

Spotted: someone brought their own seat on the SkyTrain! And a lovely chair it is. (I assume she was carrying it home :) Tidbits and links about…


Contest inspiration: the 10 most entered names in the contest so far

Our farecard naming contest closes at midnight next Monday, November 8, 2010, so make sure to get your names in! An iPad, plus a year of free…


Heads up: TransLink’s Twitter pilot project for November 2010

Update, February 11, 2011: Yay: our Twitter pilot has been permanently extended! Update, February 1, 2011: The Twitter pilot has been extended to…


Happy 15th birthday, West Coast Express!

It's the 15th anniversary of West Coast Express today: November 1, 2010! Yep: it was November 1, 1995 when West Coast Express set off on its maiden…


Friday fun poll: when standing on a bus, do you move as far back as possible?

Sitting in the back of the bus! We haven't done a transit riding behaviour question in a while! So here's one about moving to the back of the bus. I…


Reminder: fill out the Surrey Rapid Transit questionnaire today by noon!

Just a quick note to say fill out the Surrey Rapid Transit questionnaire, if you haven't already! Word from the web team is that it will be closing…


Celebrate Halloween on the SeaBus with the VPSN, Friday October 29, 8pm

Pirates of the SeaBus! VPSN pirates good-naturedly took over the SeaBus in 2008. Photo by JMV. Dress up and join the Vancouver Public Space Network…


Central Valley Greenway: an update from our planning team

Part of the Central Valley Greenway in New Westminster. As you probably know, I've hosted a lot of discussion and feedback about the Central Valley…


Bike to Work Week kicks off with a Share the Road challenge

Giant Bicycles brought their whole office down to participate in the challenge! The Share the Road scoreboard! Click for a MUCH larger version. It's…


Surrey Rapid Transit webinar clips now up on YouTube

The Surrey Rapid Transit webinar clips are now up on YouTube! It's in four parts, since the webinar was an hour and YouTube has a 15 minute time…


Reminder: have your say on our funding priorities and service optimization plan

Public consultation! You may have seen this photo before: for some reason we use it everywhere. Two important online questionnaires are closing on…


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