Canada Day celebrations and transit service

Canada Day revellers at Canada Place! (Thanks to Canada Place for the photo!) I'm still on holiday: this is a scheduled post! Canada Day is coming…


Buzzer in Chicago: tidbits about the conference and Chicago transit

The APTA rail conference registration sign in the Chicago Hilton. I’m currently in the registration room, promoting Vancouver’s 2010 conference to…


Transit on film: Atomic Train

Some Monday film fun! Thanks to Bryan for pointing out this clip of a West Vancouver Blue Bus in the TV movie Atomic Train. (The bus can be seen at…


Wanted: summer getaways on transit and more, for the July Buzzer

The July 2008 Buzzer listed some summer getaways you could reach transit and bike -- I want to do a new list for the July 2009 Buzzer! Got any good…


Pattullo Bridge reopens! Special transit service continues today

(Video of TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast and VP of Planning and Capital Management Sheri Plewes announcing the reopening of the Pattullo Bridge…


Profile: the transit fans behind the Trans-Vancouver bus photo archive

Chris Cassidy, George Prior, and David Lam, the photographers behind Trans-Vancouver. (They're wearing orange vests because the docks made us all…


A poet reads poetry at Waterfront Station as people pass by

Poets and musicians captivate commuters at pop-up poetry reading

Commuters passing through Waterfront Station were treated to a special surprise on Valentine's Day as a team of poets held a poetry reading in the…


Vote: The TransLink Halloween Playlist

Our I Love Transit Playlist proved itself to be a fan favourite, so, here at The Buzzer we figured why not spread some more love? This Halloween…


I Love Transit - Angus McIntyre

From one Metro Vancouver institution to another: a retired bus operator on Army & Navy

Retired bus operator Angus McIntyre on his first day of work in 1969. After temporarily closing like other retailers in March to help slow the spread…


RapidBus

(CONTEST) RapidBus brings faster, more frequent service to eight Metro Vancouver communities

We know that fast, frequent service is key to getting more people onto transit — that’s why we've introduced a new service called RapidBus! It comes…


SkyTrain Assistance Counter opens at Commercial–Broadway Station

The SkyTrain Assistance Counter at Commercial–Broadway Station will help customers with directions, system maps, brochures, and in-person service.…


I Love Transit Camp 2018

This is how teachers can win a TransLink field trip for their class

I Love Transit Week is back this year, October 7-11, and our theme is A Greater Vancouver — the future of transportation in Metro Vancouver.…


#MyTransLink

#MyTransLink – October 9

Line. Shape. Form. Texture. Pattern. Colour. Space. The seven elements of photography which, intentionally or not, are contained in each and every…


#MyTransLink – October 2

This week, we're celebrating I Love Transit, a week dedicated to all of the things we love about... well... Transit! And if anyone loves transit,…


The Buzzer illustrator interview: Stacy Lee

If you've picked up the fall edition of The Buzzer, you would have noticed a familiar face on the cover — Vancouver actor and comedian, Seth Rogen!…


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