October 2, 2012
The TransLink website is getting updated on October 9, 2012
You'll see a different looking translink.ca come October 9, 2012! TransLink’s tireless web team is always looking for new ways of helping you…
August 20, 2012
Links and tidbits for Mon Aug 20, 2012
The Invisible Bicycle Helmet | Fredrik Gertten from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo. Here's our semi-regular roundup of interesting tidbits and links…
July 23, 2012
Transit in Vancouver vs Seattle vs Portland
A busy SkyTrain station! We've seen this link making the rounds, and just wanted to share! Sightline Daily, the blog of the…
June 14, 2012
New 2012 regional cycling maps are here!
Detail from the cover of our updated cycling map! Check it out: our Metro Vancouver cycling map has been updated for 2012! For those who don't know,…
June 7, 2012
Links and tidbits for June 7, 2012
Michael Schabas sent us renderings of Expo Line SkyTrain stations. He mentioned that he was the design coordinator involved with the Main Street,…
June 4, 2012
Preferences added to the new Next Bus
Preferences for Next Bus can streamline your real time experience. The latest addition to our Next Bus service is the Preferences feature. You may…
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 28, 2012
Predictive departure times added to the new mobile website
The official launch of the new TransLink mobile website m.translink.ca is almost here! Over the past seven months, the mobile team has been testing…
March 23, 2012
Elevators and escalators out of service and how Trip Planner, alerts, SMS, email, Twitter and transit information can help you
The elevator and the escalator and stairs at the North entrance of Surrey Central SkyTrain station are currently out of service until July 31st,…
February 29, 2012
On the system – fare evasion
The Transit Security badge To say fare evasion is a hot topic on this blog and in Metro Vancouver in general is an understatement. Not only has it…
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 17, 2012
Real-time transit information beta test part II wrap-up
Luke was the first tester of the day! At the beginning of the month, I put out a call for a couple of testers to help us look at where we've come…
February 2, 2012
Looking for two testers to test existing Real-Time Transit Information and help us look to the future
Testers will provide feedback on the latest and past updates to nb.translink.ca It's that time again to invite Buzzer Blog readers to help us shape…
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 4, 2012
Links and tidbits for January 04, 2012
http://youtu.be/QZPAcDvADBI A belated Happy New Year to you all! The trolley busses we use may not be that old, but the technology is pretty much…
