January 21, 2010
The Olympic Line streetcar makes its debut
My first day ride certificate! The Olympic Line streetcar launched today, and I went down to Olympic Village Station this morning to be a part of…
January 21, 2010
Olympic travel tips: Park and Ride lots for the Games period
For those who might be in our region for the first time during the Olympics, here’s a short series of tips to help you get on your way. (If you do…
January 20, 2010
The last of our 48 new SkyTrain cars has arrived!
Car 348! The other half is car 347. This is the last car to arrive in our order of 48 new SkyTrain cars from Bombardier. Yay: the last of our 48 new…
January 20, 2010
Olympic travel tips: bike travel during the Games
For those who might be on our system for the first time during the Olympics, here’s a short series of tips to help you get on your way. (If you do…
January 20, 2010
Transit flashback: the orange SeaBus
An ad in a historic trolley for the SeaBus back in the 1970s. Photo by rickie22. Many moons ago, Eric shared this photo of a vintage SeaBus ad in a…
January 19, 2010
TransLink’s Olympic story, part 2: the Transportation Management Centre
The Olympics arrive in February, and TransLink has the enormous task of helping people travel during the Games. So here’s a series of articles…
January 19, 2010
Small tweaks to the participation guidelines
So the Buzzer blog has been up for over a year now, and it seems time to make some small tweaks to the participation guidelines. Let me explain! I…
January 18, 2010
Links post for Monday
Here’s a roundup of some transport-related links that you might like – so much is happening right now owing to the Olympics, plus people have sent…
January 15, 2010
Friday fun poll: how long is your commute?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to take the poll about how long your commute takes. Last week: when did you start riding transit? Last…
January 15, 2010
Two more old SkyTrain photos
Aha - after last week's flashback, Greg sent along a couple of photos of SkyTrain in the early 1990s. View from Main Street Station. Coal Harbour.…
January 14, 2010
Buzzer blog outage, Friday Jan 15 at 5 a.m.
Look out: the Buzzer blog will have an hour-long outage at 5 a.m. tomorrow, owing to a server being patched. Hopefully this will affect very few of…
January 14, 2010
Olympic travel tips: All about transit fares
For those who might be on our system for the first time during the Olympics, here’s a short series of tips to help you get on your way. (If you do…
January 14, 2010
TransLink busker auditions are full as of 10 a.m.!
The sign on the signup table. There was one in the hallway too. Auditions for our busker program are being held today, and so many people showed up…
January 13, 2010
TransLink’s Olympic story, part 1: how we’re getting ready for the Games
As you certainly know, the Olympics arrive in February, and TransLink has the enormous task of helping people travel during the Games. So I’ve put…
January 11, 2010
A plush SkyTrain from Bangkok’s transit system!
The plush SkyTrain from Bangkok’s transit system, atop my overhead filing cabinet! The metal fasteners that snap the SkyTrain cars together. I might…
