May 5, 2010
Clever cheese ad on bus shelters
A cheese ad on a Commercial-Broadway bus shelter. Just for fun! I've seen this cheese ad in a few bus shelters and thought it was a great use of the…
May 4, 2010
Key TransLink news items from the past few weeks
One of the 48 new Mark II SkyTrains we acquired starting in 2009. In the past few weeks, a number of TransLink news releases have gone out with some…
May 4, 2010
Service for the Vancouver Sun Run, Sunday May 9
Runners will be pounding the pavements again this weekend, this time as part of the Vancouver Sun Run on Sunday May 9. If you're attending, Expo and…
May 3, 2010
Events this week: UBC Line in-person workshops, SkyTrain safety week
A heads up on two things happening this week! UBC Line in-person workshops, May 4 and May 6 Two UBC Line in-person community consultation workshops…
May 3, 2010
1959 Buzzer trumpets fast buses on freeways
The May 22, 1959 Buzzer. Click the image to download it as a PDF. While nosing through the Buzzer archives, I dug up this 1959 Buzzer, which comes…
April 30, 2010
Friday fun post: where do you get your transit information?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to take the poll on transit information. From last week: do you have a favourite SkyTrain line? Last week,…
April 30, 2010
Printing issue on 2-zone FareCards
Our media relations team just sent this out --- I thought you would like to know too! A number of customers who purchase two-zone FareCards for May…
April 30, 2010
Jeff Busby, manager of project planning, explains the goals of the UBC Line consultation
Jeff Busby, manager of project planning at TransLink Since last week, we’ve been listening to your thoughts on rapid transit to UBC. But judging by…
April 30, 2010
The May Buzzer is now out!
The May 2010 Buzzer is now on all buses, SeaBus, SkyTrain, and West Coast Express! This issue focuses on the seasonal bus service changes coming on…
April 29, 2010
5, N6 to stay on detoured route until December 2010
Downtown Vancouver transit riders: the #5 and N6 will now be staying on their current reroutes until December 2010. The 5 and N6 have been detoured…
April 29, 2010
Links and tidbits for Thursday, April 29
Two TransLink staff were out on the morning of Thursday, April 22, letting people know about the UBC Line consultation! Another week, another tidbits…
April 28, 2010
Tobias Ottahal: Buzzer illustrator interview!
Tobias sent along this self-portrait, which I've put next to his Great Ride illustration! The fine tradition of interviewing our Buzzer illustrators…
April 28, 2010
Look out: bus service changes start Monday, May 3
Keep an eye out: we're making seasonal bus service changes on Monday, May 3. Make sure to check the full list of bus changes for May 3 to see if you…
April 28, 2010
Transit on film: Fringe
Joshua Jackson investigates! A scene from the Fringe episode White Tulip was shot aboard a West Coast Express train. Publicity still from Fox found…
April 27, 2010
Service for the BMO Vancouver Marathon, Sunday May 2
Look out, people! Runners will soon be booking it down the streets of Vancouver, as part of the BMO Vancouver Marathon on Sunday, May 2. If you're…
