December 15, 2009
More gift ideas: Jason Vanderhill presents working papercraft SkyTrains!
Here's another transit holiday gift idea from Jason Vanderhill: a working train set, dressed up in papercraft to look like our SkyTrains! A video of…
December 14, 2009
20cm of snow forecast for today and Tuesday morning
As you may have heard already, 20cm of snow has been forecast for the region this afternoon and tomorrow morning. So if it does happen, do make sure…
December 14, 2009
Holiday gift ideas for transit fans
In my line of work, I tend to come across things that fans of transit might enjoy. So I thought I’d put together a list of transit gift ideas for the…
December 11, 2009
Friday fun post: do you usually talk to your transit operator?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to answer the chatting with your operator poll. Last week: ever been the only one on a transit vehicle?…
December 11, 2009
Winners of the SeaBus launch ceremony spots
I've done the draw and our winners are Jamey, Graydon, Ian, Adrian, and Ben! You should be getting a PDF invite in your e-mail -- make sure it…
December 11, 2009
Look out for the big T: new transit station markers are here
New T markers will be posted at three Canada Line stations this December. This one is at Richmond-Brighouse Station. Hey hey -- look out for big…
December 11, 2009
The December Buzzer is now out!
The December 2009 Buzzer is now on all buses, SeaBus, SkyTrain, and West Coast Express! In this issue, we've got a list of the December service…
December 10, 2009
Eep: chance of snow as early as tomorrow
A photo of a snowy #130 from March 9, 2009. Look out: forecasts are predicting snow in our region as early as tomorrow (Friday December 11), which…
December 9, 2009
TransLink’s third-quarter report: our deficit has gone down
In case you’re interested, we’ve released our third-quarter results for 2009, which shows our deficit has gone down this year. We forecast a…
December 9, 2009
Bus service changes coming December 14: new 99 B-Line stops and more
The 99's getting two new stops this December! Just a few bus service changes are coming on Monday, December 14, but they do include four highlights…
December 8, 2009
Abandon ship! BCIT video from last week’s SeaBus rescue exercise
BCIT just posted a video of the SeaBus abandon ship exercise last week! You can see the full post over at BCIT's blog. Scott McAlpine was the…
December 7, 2009
The new Bombardier streetcars have arrived!
The new Bombardier streetcars have arrived for the Olympic Line, a City of Vancouver streetcar demonstration line during the Games! Photo by David…
December 7, 2009
Grab a spot at the launch ceremony for the new SeaBus, Wed Dec 16!
The new SeaBus! Photo by Charlotte Boychuk. The new SeaBus will have an official launch ceremony on Wednesday, Dec 16 at 10 a.m., and I have five…
December 4, 2009
Friday fun post: ever been the only one on a transit vehicle?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to answer the solo on transit poll. Last week: are you the transit encyclopedia among your friends? Last…
December 4, 2009
2009 holiday parade reroutes for the weekend
The reindeer bus from Coast Mountain Bus Company! It will be in the Rogers Santa Claus Parade this Sunday, Dec. 6. (Photo by the indomitable David…
