Halloween Photo Contest 2013

It's Halloween tomorrow! Have you picked out your costumes yet? One of our undead bus operators.. scary! There are lots of festivities happening all…


On the beat with Transit Police and Vancity Buzz

Transit Police on Vancity Buzz Local blog and place to learn a little bit about everything in Metro Vancouver, Vancity Buzz just posted a guest post…


Fall Bike to Work Week Oct 28 – Nov 3, 2013

We tip our bike helmets to all of you who participate in this great week of cycling! Fall Bike to Work Week starts next week, October 28 to November…


Introducing Angela!

Happy to be joining the team. Pssst, Buzzer Readers….pssst, over here! My name is Angela Salehi, and I am so pleased to be meeting you as a new…


BC Parkway improvements

A map of what will be under construction. More info here. I've got some great news to tell you. We're making some improvements to the BC Parkway!…


Links and Tidbits – October 18, 2013

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…


Buzzer illustrator interview: Lindsay Chetek

Lindsay and her illustration Nearly every month we have an illustrator create a one-off illustration for the front cover of the Buzzer newsletter and…


Thankgiving transit service, Monday October 14, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving! A reminder that most transit service (Buses, SkyTrain, and SeaBus) will run on a Sunday/Holiday schedule for Thanksgiving on…


The October 2013 Buzzer is now on the system

The October 2013 Buzzer is on the system free of charge         (as usual)! The big chunk of content for this issue is devoted to an update on the…


Developers: Some great transit apps that can help you get where you’re going

Transit App - the location of TransLink HQ is a little off, but close enough! Since we released our transit data to the public at large shortly after…


Fun Poll Results: Many of you have tried different smart-card systems!

Two weeks ago, we asked you what kind of electronic fare-systems you have tried around the world. This week, we get to take a look at the results!…


Share your thoughts on the draft 2014 Base Plan!

The cover of our draft 2014 Base Plan! It's that time of year again! We're looking for your feedback on our draft 2014 Base Plan and Outlook. By…


Kids ride free for International Walk to School Week, Oct 7-11, 2013

It's time to get out on the system kids! - photo by Granth It's time again for our younger generation to explore their local transit options while…


8 things to know as Compass Beta testing wraps up: Final day of testing!

Three cheers to all our testers! Today’s the final day of Compass Beta testing! Be sure to get in a few more taps before the test officially ends…


Days #19-20 of Compass Beta Testing

A Compass hat worn earlier this year at an info session. Sorry, I don't have any to give away :( Number of taps to-date: 552,135 Number of unique…


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