March 2, 2009
Just a few more photos from I Love Transit Night
Here’s a few more photos from I Love Transit Night, last Thursday’s transit-games-and-fun extravaganza. The photo with everyone holding numbers is…
March 2, 2009
Open houses for Waterfront Station hub, Thu Mar. 5 & Sat. Mar. 7
Here's the area around Waterfront Station that's being considered in these open houses. Come down to one of two open houses about the Waterfront…
March 2, 2009
Video of the retired trolleybuses on the streets of Mendoza
A still from the video of a retired trolley on the streets of Mendoza, Argentina, taking a test drive. Visit the Trolebuses Mendocinos blog to see…
February 27, 2009
Bus re-routes on Hastings, Sun Mar. 1
Just a heads up that on Sunday, March 1, Hastings Street will be closed to all traffic between Seymour and Howe Streets to allow trolley overhead…
February 27, 2009
Friday fun poll: do you try to stand up before you get to your stop?
Last Friday, I asked if you had given up your seat in the past month -- no judgment of course! We had 87 people answer, and the majority (72% - 63…
February 27, 2009
I Love Transit Week essay: Jon Coleman, about the #4 bus
To cap off I Love Transit Week, here's another essay. Amazing local blog VancouverIsAwesome once ran a tribute to the #4 bus, written by contributor…
February 27, 2009
I Love Transit Night = great success!
Wow! A huge thank you to everyone who came out and participated in I Love Transit Night yesterday! It was lovely to meet all of you in person!…
February 26, 2009
Reminder: Buzzer blog live meetup tonight
Here's what the End Cafe looks like, as you approach it from Commercial Drive Station. Just a reminder that I Love Transit Night is tonight, if you'd…
February 26, 2009
I Love Transit Week essay: Dave Olson
For I Love Transit Week, I'm happy to share a contribution from Dave Olson, who is a prolific and talented local writer, podcaster, poet, Canucks…
February 25, 2009
I Love Transit Week: paper buses and trains!
Well, who are these guys? They are miniature paper versions of a TransLink bus and SkyTrain, the two transit cutouts that I’ll have at I Love…
February 25, 2009
I Love Transit Week essay: John Calimente on exploring cities via transit
For I Love Transit Week, I'm happy to present an essay from John Calimente, who writes the TransitFan column over at Regarding Place. It's about…
February 24, 2009
I Love Transit Week: favourite SkyTrain stations
Here’s another reminder to come to I Love Transit Night this Thursday! Send me an RSVP if you can make it: it’s the Buzzer’s first live meetup and…
February 23, 2009
I Love Transit Week: share your system secrets
First off: thanks to everyone who sent an RSVP for I Love Transit Night! If you’re planning on coming, please send me an RSVP too: it’s the Buzzer’s…
February 20, 2009
Friday fun poll: have you given up your seat in the past month?
(Looking for the surprise post advertised in the February print Buzzer? Please click here -- it's about I Love Transit Week and our first live…
February 20, 2009
Next week is I Love Transit Week – and the Buzzer’s first live meetup!
Here's the surprise I warned you about in the February Buzzer: from Feb 23-27, it’s going to be I Love Transit Week on the blog! Why? Because while…
