February 25, 2010
Our customer call centre sets their own Games records
The call centre is filled with Olympic spirit: it's been decorated with Canadian flags, photos of Olympic athletes, pictures, posters, and useful…
February 25, 2010
Transit host JoAnn deserves a medal!
JoAnn, valiantly working as a transit host despite a broken arm! If we at TransLink could give out Olympic medals, one would certainly go to JoAnn…
February 24, 2010
Special Olympic Canada Line service to YVR, Sun Feb. 28 to Mon Mar. 1
As you may already know, the day after the Olympics (March 1) is expected to be the busiest day for the airport ever. Everyone is heading home after…
February 24, 2010
A talk with an Olympic Line streetcar driver
Matthew Laird, a driver on the Olympic Line demonstration streetcar! I went down to visit the Olympic Line demonstration streetcar over the weekend,…
February 24, 2010
What’s the fare for an adult salmon?
Marco answers all questions at Broadway - City Hall. Sent along by transit host coordinator Brian, who you might remember from his UBC dispatches.…
February 23, 2010
How we manage West Coast Express crowds entering Waterfront, Sun Feb 21
1,900 West Coast Express riders file into Waterfront station on the left: SeaBus riders flow into the SeaBus station on the right. Waterfront Station…
February 23, 2010
A dispatch from Yaletown-Roundhouse
TransLink transit hosts Sze Wan and Raymond, in front of Yaletown-Roundhouse Station. Sze-Wan, a TransLink staffer and transit host down at…
February 22, 2010
T-Comm: they were ready before the Games began!
View of T-Comm from Duty Manager’s desk. Here's a great story about T-Comm, written by my delightful colleague Carol Evans for TransLink employee…
February 22, 2010
Dispatches from UBC Loop
Brian, one of our transit host coordinators, with Carol Lee, TransLink's corporate secretary and a transit host for the Games. They're at King Edward…
February 21, 2010
Did you know the chair of our board is a transit host?
Dale Parker, chair of TransLink's board, with Sany, another transit host from TransLink. If you've been down to Aberdeen Station during the Games,…
February 21, 2010
Some unusual sights on the transit system
Superman! Roaming around during the Games, I've encountered a number of unusual sights on the transit system. I spotted Superman at Bridgeport…
February 20, 2010
A glimpse of the enormous crowds in downtown Vancouver
The crowds heading west toward Waterfront Station along Cordova St. Record crowds are in downtown Vancouver today (Saturday, February 20), so I…
February 20, 2010
Transit averages over 1.6 million riders daily during week one of the Games
West Coast Express unloaded about 2,000 people into Waterfront Station from its 12:30 p.m. train on Friday, February 19. Well: our media team has…
February 20, 2010
RSS feed for real-time road and transit alerts
OK, here's another tip for getting real-time road and transit alerts while you're out on the system! We now have an RSS feed which sends out the…
February 20, 2010
Crowds on Granville and Robson Street from yesterday evening
Crowds from yesterday on Granville Street, looking south from Robson. Photo from the Transit Police. Click for a larger version. Our Transit Police…
