Links & Tidbits: new escalators at Waterfront, transit priority signal at Metrotown and more!
Links & Tidbits is our semi-regular roundup of interesting fodder about transportation and TransLink from the last few weeks or so. If you have…
TransLink to provide complimentary shuttles to vaccination sites for priority groups
We're part of the Metro Vancouver community. Interim CEO Gigi Chen-Kuo shares how TransLink is helping to drive the COVID-19 vaccination efforts…
Capture Photography Festival: 9 public art installations to check out at SkyTrain stations
Friday, April 2nd marks the return of one Canada's biggest annual photography and lens-based art events! This year, multiple galleries and venues…
TransLink launches HandyDART Modernization Program
TransLink is launching the HandyDART Modernization Program, a package of updates designed to ensure the service remains accessible and flexible for…
Pedaling toward Metro Vancouver’s first-ever Regional Bike Monitoring Program!
Did you know? There are currently no systems in place to consistently track on-the-ground cycling traffic data on a region-wide scale? With more than…
Getting back in the saddle: How the PEDAL Society is helping the community
When Phillip Arsenault was laid off last year, he didn’t know what life had in store for him. COVID-19 kept taking its toll on thousands like him as…
Train Conductor reflects on rewarding career
Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day on March 18 each year is a day to remember the contributions of all those who work in transit – from the…
Underrepresented groups in the marine industry sea future thanks to partnership with BCIT
Recently, eager students in BCIT’s Enhanced Bridge Watch Rating Program visited SeaBus to gain a better understanding of what a career in the marine…
IWD2021: Moving conversations with Gigi Chen-Kuo & Kyla Daman-Willems
Today is International Women's Day. This year’s theme is #ChoosetoChallenge. A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we're all…
Pedals for the People program cycles community forward
What we’ve learned in the last year or so is just how important being part of the community is. For Linda Wilson, it’s having a bicycle to buy…
In Memory of Roger Swan: Metro Vancouver’s first Black SkyTrain attendant on conquering life’s challenges
“I wanted to tell this story all my life.” Those were some of the last words that Roger Swan mentioned in his phone interview with TransLink’s social…
TransLink named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2021
TransLink was recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers for the 7th consecutive year. This year’s Mediacorp article focuses on the organizational…
Organizations in British Columbia collaborate for a safer B.C. to source and distribute one million masks in support of safe, essential travel
Business, transportation, logistics, and community organizations come together; distributing masks to those who need them in communities across the…
The best podcasts to listen to from The Buzzer
One of the best things about taking transit – aside from having somebody else do the driving for you! – is you can do something else en route to your…
TransLink expands battery-electric bus fleet
TransLink has awarded a contract to Nova Bus to bring 15 more battery-electric buses to our fleet. This order will more than quadruple our current…
