Poetry In Transit: Interview with Jennifer Zilm

Courtesy of jenniferzilm.com Poetry in Transit has been sparking inspiration and meaningful thought on transit in BC since 1996. For those of us who…


All you need is love. Jeff and Nathaly get married on SkyTrain!

Congratulations Nathaly and Jeff! We have had some pretty cool events happen on SkyTrain. There has been the live opera train, filming of many…


Pokémon Go, transit and you!

Pidgeotto caught by @christ1990 on Canada Line “You’ll be okay. With your Pokémon, you’ll get things done whatever happens. I’m convinced of it!”…


Talking Transit: An afternoon tea with Levi

Meet Levi! I met Levi on a lovely afternoon at Brentwood Town Centre Station in Burnaby. I must admit, this was not a typical stop for me as I…


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…


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…


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…


Animals on transit holiday round-up!

Courtesy of London's Transit Museum Animals are always a big hit on our social channels! With the end of 2015 fast approaching, we thought we'd…


Mass Transit magazine’s Top 40 under 40 picks William Hui!

We have some wonderful news to share! William Hui has been chosen as one of Mass Transit Magazine’s Top 40 under 40! Those recognized with this…


Everything is awesome when transit meets LEGO!

There are many ways you can celebrate transit! Over the years, we've have transit lovers make videos, paint and even bake in the name of our…


Transit in the News— August 14, 2015

A weekly section about transit making headlines around the globe. Have an article you want to share? Comment below or email us. Washington Metro…


The Conductorette

The conductorettes: the first women to drive transit in Vancouver

A group of 33 conductorettes posing in front of the 16th Avenue streetcar at Prior Street barns in 1944. They were at first issued skirts as part of…


Looking back at Metro Vancouver’s Transit History with Angus McIntyre!

Angus back in the day June 27th marked 125 years of transit in the region. To honour this special occasion we have been mining old photos, stories…


Let transit get you to your Canada Day events!

Flag in Vanier Park, Vancouver - Courtesy of I am I.A.M. Canada Day is upon us and we want to help you enjoy all of the great celebrations our region…


A ride-along with Transit Security: Training for Bike Patrol

Jessica goes to Bike Patrol training Transit Security is going to be donning some new wheels this summer. No, not new patrol cars but bikes! Six…


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