March 11, 2016
Transit Driver Appreciation Day is March 18th, 2016
On March 18, give your bus operator a big thank you! (logo courtesy of transitdriverday.org) Do you have a favourite transit operator that goes out…
March 9, 2016
My smartphone-free week on transit
The tally from my smile experiment Last week, I was inspired by a link in our latest Links and Tidbits post. It lead me to try my own smartphone-free…
March 7, 2016
Vancouver CelticFest is back!
12th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade begins at 11 a.m. on March 13 Top o' the mornin' to ya! **Fun fact, an appropriate response to that greeting…
March 4, 2016
Alcuin College students show appreciation for TransLink staff and community
Alcuin College students show appreciation to SeaBus staff at Londsdale Quay In recognition of the anti-bullying day last week, 70 students and…
March 2, 2016
New Customer Information hours begin March 14, 2016
Call 604.953.3333 for transit information In May 2015, Customer Information (CI) – or as you probably know them ^jkd, ^mr, ^ck, ^ah and others –…
March 1, 2016
Full Compass fare gate closures begin April 4, 2016
All gates closed is coming soon! Today, 675,000 Compass Cards are in active use, with an average of 1.2 million taps on an average week day! After…
February 29, 2016
Temporary bus stop relocation during Commercial–Broadway Station upgrades
Bus stop changes at Commercial–Broadway from February 29 until summer 2016 As you've probably noticed, upgrades at Commercial–Broadway Station are…
February 29, 2016
SkyTrain unplugged
Going smartphone free on transit for one week! If you take a look at our most recent Links and Tidbits, we included a link from the National Post.…
February 26, 2016
Talking Transit: 5 minutes with Lora
Talking transit is a new series that features interviews with riders sharing their transit stories! Lora relies on transit to get where she needs to…
February 24, 2016
Pink is powerful!
Pink Shirt Day 2016 Another Pink Shirt Day has arrived! What's Pink Shirt Day? Well, let me tell you! It's a day to stand together (wearing pink, of…
February 22, 2016
February 22, 1890 – the beginning of transit in B.C.
Streetcar on Fort St., Victoria - 1890s Courtesy of BC Archives "Let's go back, let's go back, let's go way on way back when..." - Aretha Franklin…
February 19, 2016
Links and Tidbits – February 19, 2016
Links and tidbits is our semi-regular roundup of interesting fodder about transportation from the last few weeks or so. If you have links to…
February 18, 2016
Metrotown Station upgrades update
https://youtu.be/abHy2klo4z4 Construction continues at Metrotown Station and Exchange! We are upgrading Metrotown Station to improve accessibility,…
February 18, 2016
Meet the TransLink Buskers: Nikita
https://youtu.be/13jX-2Yd1Q0 Sure, you've seen (or heard!) the buskers around the system, but I want to know more! Don't you?? Best of the Okanagan…
February 17, 2016
Fun poll results: 35% of voters started taking transit very early in life!
The votes are in... 226 votes to be exact! The question? When did you start taking transit? The answers varied, but the front runner ended up being…
