March 25, 2010
Photos of the Flexity streetcars traveling home
One of the Flexity streetcars being taken to Tacoma, to be shipped home to Brussels! Photo by David Lam. Well, as you might have suspected, David Lam…
March 25, 2010
Tiny tiny adjustment for TransLink property tax rates in 2010
Well, we've talked about increases to one of our funding sources this year --- now here's the announcement about another of them. As we do every…
March 25, 2010
A secret message written in the Buzzer
A colleague found this marked-up copy of the Buzzer on a bus and sent it along to me. Do you see the secret message? I wonder who it was originally…
March 24, 2010
Tidbits and links for Wednesday, March 24
Spectators head toward King Edward Station after the gold medal wheelchair curling event! You know the drill: here's tidbits and links on…
March 23, 2010
Pre-paid fares increase on April 1
Pre-paid fare increases taking effect on April 1, 2010. Click for a much larger version! Well, there’s no easy way to say this, but the cost of most…
March 23, 2010
Photos from the transit fan trip on Saturday
The charter bus takes a photo with a friend! Photo by David Lam If anyone was wondering what happened on the transit fan trip this Saturday, David…
March 22, 2010
Alerts for this week: Pattullo Bridge pattern change, maintenance work at two SkyTrain stations
These notices have come out today: just thought I would pass them along! Maintenance work at Granville Station and Commercial-Broadway Station, Tue…
March 22, 2010
Photos from the last run of the Olympic Line streetcar
The last run of the Olympic Line on Sunday March 21. Photo by David Lam. David Lam has sent along some photos of his last rides on the Olympic Line…
March 22, 2010
Flashback to 1986: Join the SkyTrain team!
A photo from the 1986 'Join the SkyTrain team' brochure! A colleague at TransLink has shared some fantastic old SkyTrain brochures with me, so I've…
March 19, 2010
Friday fun poll: if you’re standing on transit and a seat opens up nearby, do you jump for it?
So, usually I report on the results of the last poll here, but I won't be doing that this time---our last poll was buried by Olympic content and…
March 19, 2010
Last chance to ride the Olympic Line this weekend
The Olympic Line Streetcar, photographed on opening day, January 21, 2010. Just a heads up: the Olympic Line demonstration streetcar will wrap up its…
March 18, 2010
Reminder: transit fan trip on an Orion I bus, Sat March 20
The Orion I bus from West Vancouver Transit. Photo by David Lam. Just wanted to bump this item up in case you were thinking of attending (and also…
March 18, 2010
Here’s Don, our YVR gift basket winner!
Don, the winner of the YVR gift basket! Here's Don, who came by yesterday to pick up the YVR gift basket he won! I asked if I could share his entry…
March 17, 2010
A visit with Paralympic hosts at Broadway-City Hall and King Edward Stations
Hosts Selina and Barb at Broadway-City Hall. This morning, I popped by Broadway-City Hall and King Edward Stations to visit the Paralympic transit…
March 17, 2010
#5, N6 reroutes to stay in place until fall 2010
Downtown Vancouver transit riders, look out: the #5 and N6 will be staying on their current Paralympic reroutes until fall 2010. Here's the reason:…
