October 30, 2009
Friday fun post: ever forgotten to buy a FareCard at month’s end — then boarded transit without valid fare?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to answer the FareCard question. Last week's post: have you thought about your Olympic travel plans? Last…
October 30, 2009
Transit costume ideas for Halloween
Paul poses in a U-Pass Halloween costume made by one of our planners. The B-Line bee! If you're scrounging for last-minute Halloween costume ideas,…
October 29, 2009
Bike to Work Week: prepping for the bike ride
This lady probably knows a lot about getting ready to bike to work. If you’re new to Bike to Work Week, do you need gear or anything to be ready for…
October 28, 2009
Winners of the 2009 U-Pass photo contest
The 2009 U-Pass photo contest winners: Abbye Dahl, Maggie Baynham, and Claire Seaborn. Congratulations to Abbye Dahl, Maggie Baynham, and Claire…
October 27, 2009
Extra service in place for the U2 concert, Wed Oct 28
Over 50,000 fans are expected to attend the U2 concert at BC Place on Wednesday night, so we're ramping up our transit service to help you get to…
October 27, 2009
Join the Halloween party on the SkyTrain!
The 2008 SkyTrain Halloween party from the Vancouver Public Space Network. Photo by jmv. Put on your costume and board the SkyTrain this Halloween!…
October 26, 2009
Bike to Work Week starts up on Monday, Nov. 2
Hop on your bicycle for Bike to Work Week: Monday, November 2 to Friday, November 6! I'm even going to try it this year, and I'm rather a novice at…
October 23, 2009
Friday fun post: have you thought about your Olympic travel plans?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to answer the Olympic travel question. Last week's post: 1937 Buzzer trivia Click to see a larger version!…
October 23, 2009
Mayors approve funding stabilization plan
The Mayors' Council meeting this morning. As we talked about on Wednesday, the Mayors' Council met this morning to decide on our 2010 10-Year Plan.…
October 21, 2009
The Nova hybrid buses are out and about
A new Nova hybrid bus on the 106 route. The first of our diesel-electric hybrid buses from Nova went into service this week! Seventeen Nova hybrids…
October 21, 2009
Mayors’ Council meets and decides on TransLink’s 2010 plan and funding on Friday, Oct. 23
A flowchart outlining TransLink's governance structure and the roles played by the Mayors' Council and the Regional Transportation Commissioner. Just…
October 20, 2009
An interview with Janette Sadik-Khan, commissioner of New York City’s Department of Transportation
Janette Sadik-Khan, speaking at a TransLink presentation this afternoon. We at TransLink were pleased to have Janette Sadik-Khan in Vancouver today…
October 16, 2009
Friday fun post: 1937 Buzzer trivia
If you like, skip to the end of this post to try the 1937 Buzzer trivia. Last week's post: ever used the Sunday/Holiday group ride offer? Last…
October 16, 2009
No Dunsmuir tunnel maintenance work this evening, Fri Oct 16
SkyTrain sent me a quick note to say that there won't be any Dunsmuir tunnel maintenance work on Friday, October 16 (that's this evening). The…
October 16, 2009
The new Commercial-Broadway elevator is now open!
The elevator is now open on the south side of platforms 3 & 4! (Sadly, all I had at the moment is this picture of the elevator being closed. But it's…
