February 5, 2020
Electric bikes can now ride the bus too!
Electric bikes are now allowed to ride the bus! As Metro Vancouver's transportation authority, we're more than just transit! Among our…
By Allen Tung
January 15, 2020
Your questions answered about snowy weather preparations
Today is an extreme travel day and our transit system hasn’t escaped the impact of the snow. We’re receiving a high volume of enquiries about transit…
December 5, 2019
Tactile and braille signage to be installed at bus stops across Metro Vancouver
TransLink Board approves $7 million for industry-leading accessibility program. TransLink moves ahead with plans to implement an industry-leading…
November 26, 2019
Metro Vancouver transit strike: cycling the city
We’re beyond pleased to share that Coast Mountain Bus Company, and Unifor Locals 111 and 2200 have reached a tentative agreement! We’re working…
October 24, 2019
The 160 bus: perfect for seniors
The 160 Port Coquitlam Station / Kootenay Loop bus is one of the most versatile routes in TransLink’s entire network. It connects communities and…
By Allen Tung
September 18, 2019
#Transport2050: UBC’s AnnaLisa Meyboom on apps, autonomous vehicles, and reimagined roads
By: AnnaLisa Meyboom, Assistant Professor, UBC Clean Energy Research Centre and author, Driverless Urban Futures We’ve asked thought leaders to share…
September 13, 2019
Get active and choose active travel to and from school
Active kids are healthy kids! Did you know the Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines recommends that youth ages 5 -17 participate in 60 "sweat"…
September 12, 2019
#Transport2050: Douglas McLeod and the “Evolution of Mobility in Surrey”
Douglas McLeod, P.Eng., Transportation Planning Manager, City of Surrey We’ve asked thought leaders to share their vision for the future of…
September 11, 2019
Charging ahead into transit’s next frontier: battery-electric buses
Our new battery-electric bus on the left and an OG electric bus on the right. We've set an ambitious goal: a bus fleet that's powered with 100 per…
By Allen Tung
September 4, 2019
#Transport2050 Update: two weeks to go, have your say before the deadline!
Could smartphone-enabled augmented reality be in our future. Image credit – Enuke Software In May, we kicked off Transport 2050, our largest ever…
August 30, 2019
Surviving the first week back-to-school and work after Labour Day weekend!
Can you hear the back-to-school bells ringing? It's the last weekend before Metro Vancouver heads back to the books, lectures and the daily hustle!…
By Helen
August 26, 2019
#Transport2050: Gold-medal transit and reimagined streets for tomorrow, by City of Vancouver’s Dale Bracewell
Dale Bracewell, Manager, Transportation Planning, City of Vancouver We’ve asked thought leaders to share their vision for the future of…
August 21, 2019
#Transport2050: Modo CEO Patrick Nangle sees shared, autonomous and electric vehicles on the horizon
Patrick Nangle, Modo CEO We’ve asked thought leaders to share their vision for the future of transportation. What do you see? Shape the future of how…
August 16, 2019
PNE Fair: Hop on a demo, get the jump on a giveaway at our partner displays
Come visit the Transport 2050 Expo at the PNE Fair, starting tomorrow! Check out our partner activations. Take a ride or try for a chance at a…
August 15, 2019
PNE Fair: Our transportation past and future in 3D and virtual reality
This summer at the Transport 2050 Expo at the PNE Fair, you're invited to take a trip into the future. But first, we need to make a stop in the…