Mesmerizing art meets transit at SkyTrain’s Lafarge Lake–Douglas Station

Transit riders passing through the Millennium Line's Lafarge Lake–Douglas Station can now enjoy a striking six-image series titled Botanical Ice…


Six ways Transit app makes your commute easier

It feels like there's a paid subscription for everything these days, but luckily, some of the best things are still free. TransLink has partnered…


How TransLink is fighting back against bus delays

If you’ve ever felt like time stands still as your bus sits idle at a red light or a congested intersection, you’re not imagining things. Bus delays…


YVR Airport Station entrance

New to transit in Metro Vancouver? Here’s how to get around

Taking transit in Metro Vancouver is the best way to explore our beautiful region, and it's easier than you might think. Wherever your destination…


Laying Tracks for Tomorrow: Inside SkyTrain’s OMC Overhaul

You may already know that we fit new, longer trains into SkyTrain stations built 40 years ago. But, there’s another side to this story you won’t see…


Transit Security get smarter lights

Transit Security vehicles get smarter lights for safer nights

Transit Security vehicles are getting a big upgrade to make flashing emergency lights easier on the eyes at night. How does it work? At night, the…


How we’re making bus transit on Hastings Street more reliable

Every day, around 1,000 buses travel along Hastings Street. For the thousands of riders who hop on board, delays can be a familiar part of their…


Mark V SkyTrain near Science World

How we fit new, longer trains into SkyTrain stations built 40 years ago

If you ride the SkyTrain, it’s likely you’ve had a chance to ride one of the new, longer Mark V trains! Since summer 2025, these trains have been…


Colourful Indigenous artwork panels mounted on SkyTrain guideway pillars along Stewardson Way in New Westminster, beside the BC Parkway walking and cycling path.

Indigenous art on SkyTrain pillars in New Westminster

If you travel between 22nd Street and New Westminster SkyTrain stations on Expo Line, you’re traveling beside the newest public art installation on…


Cyclist on street

Bike infrastructure explained: 5 types of infrastructure built for safer cycling

Have you ever noticed that bike lanes across the city don’t all look the same? That’s because there are several types of bikeway infrastructure, each…


Royal Oak SkyTrain station platform with a moving train on the left featuring blue and yellow stripes. A sign above reads 'Royal Oak' and 'Expo Line'. On the right, an elevator door marked 'Elevator' includes accessibility signage and an intercom system. Sunlight casts shadows across the tiled platform and concrete walls.

How elevators are replaced, explained

Did you know some of the SkyTrain's original elevators along the Expo Line have been moving customers up and down 20 hours a day, 365 days a year for…


before and after photo of bus loop repaving at Dunbar Loop

Why we repave bus loops: the hidden work beneath your ride

When you think about transit in Metro Vancouver, you probably picture buses, SeaBus, or maybe even the new Mark V SkyTrain. But what about the…


A collage showing the 5 windscreen art installations on the Mark V

Indigenous art makes its mark onboard the Mark V trains

The Mark V train is packed with new features, and it is the longest train in our fleet. Elements of the train are inspired by the region and Canada,…


Jawn Jang interviewing Kevin Quinn

TransLink Podcast: What’s the T with the TransLink CEO

How did a community planner from Baltimore end up leading one of Canada’s largest transit agencies? TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn shares, in a special…


Customer using their phone onboard a RapidBus

TransLink Podcast: How can transit respond to the needs of women?

We chat with Drs. Emily Grisé and Geneviève Boisjoly about their findings in their study on understanding and responding to the transit needs of…


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