May 14, 2012
A dress made of 3000 transit passes
Violet Patrich's transit pass dress, made for the Garbage Fashion Show at Heritage Woods Secondary. Here's a young designer with a refreshing take on…
May 11, 2012
Bear with us: we’re figuring out the blog posts for the next while
It's a bear. Bear with us. Get it? Ha! Hi all! This is Jhen here---for those of you who might not know me, I am the first Buzzer blogger, who went on…
May 7, 2012
New legislation introduced to better enforce fare evasion fines, plus a few more items
Buy a ticket to board the system, yo! Hey! The Province is introducing new legislation today, giving TransLink powers to enforce fares, impose and…
May 7, 2012
Ask TransLink CEO, Ian Jarvis, your questions, and share your ideas
Send in those questions and ideas for Ian! A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Commissioner’s Review and asked for your feedback on how TransLink can…
May 4, 2012
The May 2012 Buzzer and Ed Appleby: Buzzer illustrator interview
This month's illustration and the illustrator. It's the first Friday of the month and that means a new issue of the Buzzer is out! The main…
May 1, 2012
Results of the Friday Poll: Do you eat on transit?
If there's one thing I've learned while I've been at TransLink, it's that people have their opinions about food and transit. Half of the readers who…
April 26, 2012
Watch our new video on how to manage your baby stroller on the bus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjHcLMG8ulo&feature=youtu.be Knowing how to load your stroller on and off the bus properly can change your commute…
April 25, 2012
Robert away until next week
See you all online next week! I wanted to let you all know that I’m away until next Monday, April 30. I’ll be posting a couple of items in my…
April 23, 2012
Riding the 531 to Willowbrook
The #531 sets off toward Willowbrook This morning marked the launch of the new #531 White Rock/Willowbrook bus route, connecting Langley with White…
April 22, 2012
Earth Day 2012
Happy Earth Day, everyone! Our diesel consumption is going down while our ridership is increasing. Public transit can be a great way to cut down on…
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…
April 19, 2012
The April 2012 Buzzer and Mark Atomos Pilon: Buzzer illustrator interview
Illustration and illustrator Another month, another Buzzer newsletter. This month's issue came out last Friday and was devoted primarily to April…
April 18, 2012
Addressing the Commissioner’s Review and the Mayors’ Council decision
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZzRrmxOq8I&feature=youtu.be Yesterday, I moderated a video and phone briefing with TransLink CEO, Ian Jarvis;…
April 13, 2012
Sun Run 2012
Every year, downtown Vancouver turns into a mass of energy, determination and wick-away fabric known as The Vancouver Sun Run. Let's hope the…
April 11, 2012
The Commissioner’s review and planning for the future
How public transit is funded is an important topic and one we don’t usually talk much about on the Buzzer. In January, TransLink’s Regional…
