January 16, 2012
Some transit history and a thank you card
A 1990 brochure featuring the transit system! Every once in a while, myself and my colleagues receive some interesting content from readers in our…
December 19, 2011
Holiday gift ideas for transit fans 2011
Though time is short until the biggest gift-giving day of the year, I thought I would continue the annual tradition of gift ideas for transit fans. I…
October 28, 2011
The results of the October “What motivates how you spend most of your time on transit?” poll
The second part of the pair of polls that we ran over this and last month looked at the motivation behind what people do while they're on transit.…
August 17, 2011
Transit Anniversaries: SkyTrain’s Silver anniversary celebration, Canada Line and Bridge turn 2!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mak5wW7lo28 SkyTrain turns 25 The SkyTrain system officially turned 25 late last year (December 11, 2010, to be…
July 18, 2011
Moving Forward with transit in Metro Vancouver: an update on TransLink’s 2011 base plan and supplemental plans
Tomorrow, is our annual base plan presentation to the public. This year, TransLink has some proposals for the future of transit in Metro Vancouver,…
May 26, 2011
Surrey Rapid Transit Line Phase 2 update: alternatives, trade offs and designs and the questionnaire
A rendering of a Bus Rapid Transit option on 104 Avenue and 144 Street. Phase 2 of the Surrey Rapid Transit Line starts today! That's right. We've…
March 15, 2011
Historic SkyTrain and bus illustrations from Ron Love
A very early imagined illustration of the SkyTrain station environment by Ron Love for the Vancouver Regional Rapid Transit project. The rendering of…
March 7, 2011
Art in Transit: a new art showcase from Emily Carr University and TransLink
The Art in Transit artworks, mounted on a wall at Emily Carr University for the launch event! We launched a new Art on Transit pilot project today,…
February 10, 2011
A look back at the 2010 Olympics after one year on, from a transit perspective!
A cheerful crowd waits to board the SeaBus after the Olympic opening ceremonies, Friday February 12, 2010. Over 60,000 people headed to BC Place for…
January 21, 2011
Friday fun poll: have you ever found a lost item on transit and turned it in?
During the Olympics, the Lost Property office at Stadium had a copy of Back to Back, the Bobcat Goldthwait/Michael Rooker star vehicle, on VHS! This…
January 7, 2011
Friday fun poll: ever carry something really cumbersome on transit?
A suitcase can be stowed under a seat on the Canada Line. It's the first fun poll of 2011! And we're going back to our roots with a transit behaviour…
December 14, 2010
Holiday gift ideas for transit fans 2010
Last year, I did a short list of gift ideas for transit fans and thought I'd update it for 2010! As you can imagine, in my line of work, I tend to…
August 5, 2010
A field guide to transit debates: notes from Jarrett Walker’s talk, Wed Aug 4
Jarrett Walker at the start of his SFU Harbour Centre talk on August 4, 2010. Jarrett Walker week continues with my summary from last night's talk!…
June 28, 2010
Canada Day transit service, Thu July 1
Canada Day revellers at Canada Place! (Thanks to Canada Place for the photo!) It's Canada Day on Thursday! Which means our transit system will be…
May 7, 2010
Friday fun post: guess the year of this transit ticket
If you like, skip to the end of this post to guess the year of this transit ticket. From last week: where do you get your transit information? Last…
