September 27, 2013
The second annual Metro Vancouver Cycling Action Forum
Infographic about cycling and health from the forum. *not TL property The who’s who in the cycling intelligentsia and those generally in the know…
September 26, 2013
Days #16-17 of Compass Beta testing
Here are some interesting stats for you, as of Wednesday Sept 25 afternoon: Total number of Compass Cards in use: 8.721 Total number of taps:…
By Compass Team
September 24, 2013
Day #15 of Compass Beta testing
Number of taps to-date: over 430,000 A few testers from our testing last week. Average taps per card per day: 3 Any guesses which bus routes have…
By Compass Team
September 24, 2013
William’s travels: Visiting the Salem-Keizer Transit Centre
The Buzzer blog documented the travels of TransLink’s William Hui while he took public transit from Vancouver, British Columbia to Portland, then…
By Angela Chang
September 23, 2013
Days #12-14 of Compass Beta testing
Since I’ve been helping with small group Beta testing at stations lately, I have been getting lots of questions from both testers and curious…
By Compass Team
September 20, 2013
Day #11 of Compass Beta testing
Yesterday, I got to hang out with some of the fabulous Compass project engineers at Waterfront Station. As part of the Beta test, we invited a few…
By Compass Team
September 20, 2013
Fun Poll: What other electronic smart cards have you used?
Hello Buzzer readers! Metro Vancouver's Compass Card is coming soon If you have been following our recent posts, you probably know that we are now…
By Angela Chang
September 19, 2013
Day #10 of Compass Beta testing
Some testing of the Compass vending machines done on Monday Cards in use: 9,380 Total taps to-date: 309,000+ Total unique journeys to-date: 93,000…
By Compass Team
September 18, 2013
Day #9 of Compass Beta Testing
Instead of using my phone case to carry my card, I found this one! We’re at the half-way point of Beta testing and have registered over 250,000 taps…
By Compass Team
September 17, 2013
Days #5-8 of Compass Beta Testing
Some statistics so far: Number of Compass Cards in use: 8,144 Total number of taps (as of September 16): 234,343 Number of routes used: 220 Number…
By Compass Team
September 13, 2013
Day #4 of Compass Beta testing
Image by Zack Lee Yesterday was a milestone day for us: we passed 150,000 taps since the start of Beta testing! Way to go! Our stats are also…
By Compass Team
September 13, 2013
Links & Tidbits – September 13, 2013
Links and tidbits is our semi-regular roundup of interesting fodder about transportation from the last week or so. If you have links to contribute,…
September 12, 2013
Day #3 of Compass Beta testing
Robert's, Buzzer editor, Compass Beta concession 3 Zone Monthly Pass & stored value of $100 Card It's Compass Card Beta Testing time! Check out…
By Compass Team
September 10, 2013
Day #1 of Compass Beta testing
I've changed my mind about using my phone to hold my Compass Card for two reasons. #1 It doesn't seem to scan all the time when in my case, and #2…
By Compass Team
September 9, 2013
Buzzer illustrator interview: Cheryl Swan
Cheryl and her illustration One of the highlights of putting together the Buzzer newsletter is working with a different illustrator each month.…
