November 6, 2008
No more registration for comments
Everyone: we've dropped registration for comments on the blog! Why? Because lots of people were having trouble writing comments on blog posts, and we…
November 6, 2008
Update on the retired trolleys sailing to South America
Trolleys being loaded into the cargo hold of the vessel Wisdom. Photo courtesy CTL Westrans Shipbrokers. I've received some more info and a few more…
November 5, 2008
Thinking ahead: A backgrounder on Transport 2040 and our 2010 10-year plan
TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast gave a speech at the Vancouver Board of Trade this morning, discussing our long-term strategies and the challenges…
November 4, 2008
Poll: do you want service alerts on Twitter?
Edit: Garr---the poll doesn't seem to be working for everybody. We're working on a solution and the poll itself might have to be restarted in another…
November 4, 2008
Broadway Station gets an upgrade
Did you see the TransLink staff out at Broadway Station this morning? They were out to let everybody know that the station is getting renovated…
November 3, 2008
SkyTrain track maintenance on Wed Nov. 5
Late-night Wednesday SkyTrain travellers, look out! We're doing some ongoing track maintenance in the Surrey area, which affects service after…
October 31, 2008
Retired trolleys set sail for Argentina
A trolley being hoisted into the cargo hold of a ship bound for South America. We bid a fond farewell to 80 retired trolleys down at the Fraser…
October 31, 2008
Party on the SkyTrain this Halloween
Put your costume on and board the SkyTrain for a Halloween party tonight! Seriously: this Friday night, the Vancouver Public Space Network is…
October 30, 2008
Cherry Blossom Festival haiku contest
You know the cherry blossom haiku you see on bus ads in spring? Now's your chance to get your haiku up there! Just enter the Vancouver Cherry…
October 29, 2008
SkyTrain unconference final summary
Head on over to the SkyTrain Unconference blog to see the final summary from the unconference. That's all the discussion info compiled into one…
October 29, 2008
Get into the groove: a SkyTrain advisory for Madonna concertgoers
Madonna fans! We know over 50,000 of you will be rushing to Madge's B.C. Place concert on Thursday evening, so SkyTrain is extending afternoon…
October 28, 2008
Something neat: MeetInBetween.us
Okay, this is just something interesting I came across yesterday: MeetInBetween.Us. After you punch in multiple addresses into the site, it…
October 28, 2008
An update on iMove
Reader xl asked for an update on iMove, the transportation information website launched in November 2007 by TransLink and a number of partners.…
October 27, 2008
Buzzer Podcast: John Abou-Samra, the bus driver with a trivia contest
Listen to the trivia contest that John Abou-Samra runs on his trolley bus, plus an interview with John, all in the third podcast from the Buzzer…
October 24, 2008
SkyTrain weekend advisories: track replacement, plus a perfect storm of Lions and Canucks fans
Two advisories for SkyTrain riders this weekend. Track replacement, with minimal impact on riders First, on Saturday Oct. 25 and Sunday Oct. 26,…
