November 17, 2009
Justin Chen: Buzzer illustrator interview!
Justin Chen and his illustration. (Justin said he needs a haircut, so an illustrated self-portrait will have to suffice!) Continuing the fine…
November 16, 2009
Link fun for a gloomy Monday
I find myself with a glut of transport-related links on this gloomy Monday. Let's share! Check out the video above. A guy was continually spotted…
November 13, 2009
The November Buzzer is now out!
The November 2009 Buzzer is now on all buses, SeaBus, SkyTrain, and West Coast Express! In this issue, we're talking about winter weather, with some…
November 10, 2009
Remembrance Day holiday service and parade reroutes
A reminder that on Remembrance Day tomorrow, all transit services will run on a Sunday/holiday schedule. AirCare facilities will also be closed on…
November 9, 2009
The conductorettes: the first women to drive transit in Vancouver
A group of 33 conductorettes posing in front of the 16th Avenue streetcar at Prior Street barns in 1944. They were at first issued skirts as part of…
November 9, 2009
Away this week: back Monday Nov 16
Just a note to say that I'm away this week. A couple of scheduled posts will go up though, and I'll be back to answer your comments and e-mails next…
November 6, 2009
Friday fun post: more 1937 trivia
If you like, skip to the end of this post to answer the second round of 1937 Buzzer trivia. Last week's post: ever forgotten to buy a FareCard at…
November 6, 2009
Comptroller general’s review of TransLink and BC Ferries released today
Well, when news rains, it pours! Today, the B.C. government released the review of TransLink and B.C. Ferries completed by the Comptroller General.…
November 5, 2009
Video and audio from our CEO’s press conference about his departure for New York
As I wrote earlier today, we found out this morning that our CEO Tom Prendergast will be leaving TransLink to head the New York City Transit…
November 5, 2009
TransLink’s CEO leaves to take the top transit job in New York City
Our CEO Tom Prendergast, speaking at the opening of the Central Valley Greenway in June 2009. Wow -- a big announcement today. Tom Prendergast, our…
November 5, 2009
Bike to Work Week: an interview with bike mechanic Mike Grant
Mike Grant, bike mechanic from Edmonds Cycle, at the Bike to Work Week commuter station at Metrotown. For Bike to Work Week, I thought I’d talk to a…
November 4, 2009
The bicycle diaries: five more things learned from biking to work
Me riding on the B.C. Parkway on Monday. Hello! I’ve been biking to work for three days now! Here’s a few more lessons I’m learning while out there.…
November 4, 2009
CMBC stuffs a bus full of food donations for the Food Bank
Staff from the Coast Mountain Bus Company donated enough food to fill up a bus for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. Staff from the Coast Mountain Bus…
November 3, 2009
SkyTrain weekend track maintenance starts Saturday, November 7
A heads up that SkyTrain will be replacing sections of running rail in the New Westminster area of the Expo Line over the next three weekends:…
November 2, 2009
The bicycle diaries: five things I learned on day one of Bike to Work Week
Yours truly, arriving at Metrotown for work. It’s Bike to Work Week this week! And as today is the first time I’ve biked to work, I thought I’d share…
