February 9, 2009
Capilano University interim transit exchange opens today
Capilano University students, your new interim transit exchange opened this morning! Starting today, buses #130, #28 and #255 will be re-routed to…
February 6, 2009
Friday fun poll: more questions for the window seat
So last Friday, I ran a poll about how to properly move so that others could vacate the window seat. After 181 votes, the vast majority voted for…
February 6, 2009
The third SeaBus finally gets its name!
Our two existing SeaBus vessels, as pictured above, will be joined this fall by a third SeaBus: the Pacific Breeze! Hey, it's the moment you've all…
February 5, 2009
Vancouver transit on The Nature of Things
By the way: CBC's The Nature of Things has a feature on Vancouver tonight, with some attention to SkyTrain and our public transport system in…
February 3, 2009
Open houses for Canada Line bus changes – Feb. 7 & 8 in Vancouver
We're holding two Vancouver open houses this upcoming weekend to discuss Canada Line bus route changes. Come on out: we want your feedback on what…
January 30, 2009
Friday fun polls: Exit strategies for the window seat
Last Friday, I ran a poll asking where you like to sit on the bus. After 143 votes, we have the results at right -- an almost dead even split…
January 29, 2009
Transit riders, take note: Saturday night will be busy
Saturday night is always a busy night in downtown Vancouver, but a heavy date calendar for Saturday, Jan. 31 means larger crowds than usual on that…
January 29, 2009
Something neat: How we get to work
For all those who like transportation data, Erick over at Regarding Place magazine has a new feature up on how we get to work in our region. He's…
January 28, 2009
From the opening of the Pattullo Bridge, 1937
A detail from the cover of the 1937 Pattullo Bridge souvenir programme. Scans provided courtesy of the Burnaby Village Museum. Thanks to Lisa Codd,…
January 28, 2009
MediVac helicopter lands at Port Coquitlam Transit Centre
Last Friday, a serious motor vehicle accident closed Kingsway Ave in Port Coquitlam for the afternoon, and a MediVac helicopter used Port Coquitlam…
January 27, 2009
Open houses for Canada Line bus changes – Jan. 31 & Feb. 1 in Richmond
We're holding two Richmond open houses this upcoming weekend to discuss Canada Line bus route changes. Come on out: we want your feedback on what…
January 26, 2009
More photos of the Pattullo Bridge repairs
Many thanks to reader and photographer Duane Cooke, who also sent along some more photos of the bridge construction on Sunday. (Here's the other set…
January 26, 2009
The last Pattullo Bridge update (or so we hope)
STATUS OF BRIDGE The bridge structure was completed on Sunday Traffic safety and control measures were dealt with in the late afternoon through the…
January 26, 2009
Photos of the Pattullo Bridge repairs
Also, we have some great photos of the bridge construction on Sunday thanks to Terry Muirhead, a local transit enthusiast and photographer. You may…
January 26, 2009
Pattullo Bridge reopens! Special transit service continues today
(Video of TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast and VP of Planning and Capital Management Sheri Plewes announcing the reopening of the Pattullo Bridge…
