TransLink tests technology to sanitize air on buses
TransLink looks at new ways to keep transit safe and clean for customers TransLink is testing a technology called photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) to…
Copper kills up to 99.9% of bacteria on transit surfaces, study finds
Results from TransLink’s industry-leading trial show that copper is effective at killing bacteria on high-touch transit surfaces. Based on…
TransLink expands battery-electric bus fleet
TransLink has awarded a contract to Nova Bus to bring 15 more battery-electric buses to our fleet. This order will more than quadruple our current…
Cutting-edge transit — Exploring new ways to combat COVID-19
Over the past eight months, our team at TransLink has been working tirelessly to keep Metro Vancouver’s transit system as safe as possible. Given…
Seven ways the pandemic is reshaping transportation
The global public health crisis has disrupted cities and transportation around the world. Beyond the immediate and acute shocks, the impacts…
TransLink first in North America to test copper coating on transit
TransLink will be the first transit system in North America to pilot the use of bacteria and virus killing copper on high-touch transit surfaces.…
VIDEO: Future of Urban Space and Streets: Bikes, Buses, Pedestrians
The pandemic is challenging cities to reimagine how urban space and streets are used. From tactical bike infrastructure, to bus priority lanes, to…
VIDEO: How TransLink Sparked A Regional Conversation On The Future Of Transportation
#Transport2050 is TransLink’s largest-ever public engagement. Find out how we challenged the region to think big and helped make a complex planning…
Transit = Urban Recovery
COVID-19 has dimmed the vibrancy of urban centres across the globe and spurred some to question whether we are witnessing “the end of cities.” The…
Why does TransLink care about cycling?
When most people hear the word TransLink, they likely think about buses, SkyTrain, the Canada Line, or the SeaBus. Cycling is not the first thing…
Read the Transport 2050 Phase One Engagement Report
TransLink is releasing the report from the first phase of public engagement for Transport 2050, Metro Vancouver’s blueprint for the next 30 years of…
Record-high 31,682 responses for Transport 2050 Phase One engagement
Three of the more than 4,000 bold and creative ideas submitted as part of Transport 2050: Phase One engagement. Expanding and improving Metro…
#Transport2050: UBC’s AnnaLisa Meyboom on apps, autonomous vehicles, and reimagined roads
By: AnnaLisa Meyboom, Assistant Professor, UBC Clean Energy Research Centre and author, Driverless Urban Futures We’ve asked thought leaders to share…
#Transport2050: Douglas McLeod and the “Evolution of Mobility in Surrey”
Douglas McLeod, P.Eng., Transportation Planning Manager, City of Surrey We’ve asked thought leaders to share their vision for the future of…
Powering up the renewable energy revolution with transit
Imagine a future where clean energy is the default fuel of choice for transportation. Where zero emissions vehicles glide through the streets,…