April 20, 2012
The new Next Bus is now officially launched!
I've been bloggging about it for since May last year, and now the new Next Bus real-time service is officially out of beta! As part of…
March 12, 2012
The March 2012 Buzzer and Andy Dixon: Buzzer illustrator interview
Andy and his vivid drawing of transit in Steveston The cover of the latest issue. If you're taking transit, make sure to pick up the new March…
March 9, 2012
St. Patrick’s Day Parade reroutes
CelticFest 2012 It's that time of the year for everything green and Irish. Yup, Celtic Festival is just around the corner as well as the annual St.…
February 24, 2012
Predictive departure times for real-time Next Bus
This is one internal beta version for predictive bus departure times in map view. In simple terms, the main question that the new TransLink…
February 4, 2012
The February 2012 Buzzer and Andrea Rodgers: Buzzer illustrator interview
The #3 and Andrea The new print Buzzer is out! A good chunk of this issue is devoted to what's in store for transit in 2012. I don't want to steal…
January 23, 2012
Favourites, the path of your bus route and functionality improvements added to Next Bus!
A mobile map of the #9 showing the route after path (in-orange) saved using the new favorites function Every few weeks or so, the mobile team rolls…
January 6, 2012
The January 2012 Buzzer and Karen Garry: Buzzer illustrator interview
The first Buzzer of 2012 is now on the system! The first Buzzer of 2012 is out. This month is all about art and the Canada Line. If you ride the…
December 21, 2011
GPS-enabled search added to Next Bus
GPS-enabled search on Next Bus Today, the team behind TransLink's mobile site has a holiday present for site users -- more updates, including…
December 5, 2011
The December 2011 Buzzer, and Dani Vachon: Buzzer illustrator interview
The cover of the December 2011 Buzzer and the artist, Dani Vachon. The December 2011 print Buzzer There's a new Buzzer on the system! This month, the…
November 30, 2011
Search by route # is now live on Next Bus!
This just in... you can now see the route of the bus you want to take! The mobile team has been quietly working on new functionality for our Next Bus…
November 10, 2011
Remembrance Day 2011 holiday service and parade reroutes
Remembrance Day is tomorrow, Friday, November 11th. All transit will run on Sunday/holiday service; however, the West Coast Express and train buses…
October 17, 2011
The latest update to Next Bus is live
The updatd Next Bus map show bus stops as "T"s and allows you to search any bus stop by clicking onto it. You might have already noticed a…
August 19, 2011
Friday Fun Poll: Do you say “Thanks” to bus drivers?
Now that's a happy driver... maybe somebody said, "thanks!" I'm sure many of you notice it. Many of you actually do it yourselves. And…
August 8, 2011
The August 2011 Buzzer and Alanna Scott: Buzzer illustrator interview
The cover of the August, 2011 Buzzer and the artist, Alanna ScottThe August Buzzer is out! In case you don't know, the Buzzer newsletter comes out on…
August 4, 2011
Come take a look at the Nova LFX demonstration bus
New Nova bus TransLink is trying out Some Buzzer readers have commented on the new Nova diesel LFX 60’ (18.3 meter) articulated bus that TransLink…
