December 18, 2009
Winners of the SeaBus launch ceremony spots, take two
OK, I've just done the draw for four launch spots (one more became available), and the winners are Donald, George, Chris, and Andrew! You should be…
December 17, 2009
Smartcards and faregates project moves one step forward
Smartcards will eventually replace all forms of tickets and passes on our system. Here's an update on the smartcards and faregates project announced…
December 17, 2009
Adopt-a-Stop: a proposed user-created web app
Brainstorming for the Adopt-a-Stop web app. A few people have already caught onto this, but if you haven't heard yet, we've released our transit data…
December 17, 2009
Transit info line wins BC Contact Centre of the Year Award
The trophy for Call Centre of the Year! Wow -- last week, the B.C. Contact Centre Association (BC CCA) named Coast Mountain Bus Company’s (CMBC)…
December 16, 2009
One more time: grab a spot at the SeaBus launch ceremony, now on Wed Dec 23
The new SeaBus! Photo by Charlotte Boychuk. Trials and testing for the Burrard Pacific Breeze have been extended for another week, so as a result,…
December 15, 2009
More gift ideas: Jason Vanderhill presents working papercraft SkyTrains!
Here's another transit holiday gift idea from Jason Vanderhill: a working train set, dressed up in papercraft to look like our SkyTrains! A video of…
December 14, 2009
20cm of snow forecast for today and Tuesday morning
As you may have heard already, 20cm of snow has been forecast for the region this afternoon and tomorrow morning. So if it does happen, do make sure…
December 14, 2009
Holiday gift ideas for transit fans
In my line of work, I tend to come across things that fans of transit might enjoy. So I thought I’d put together a list of transit gift ideas for the…
December 11, 2009
Friday fun post: do you usually talk to your transit operator?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to answer the chatting with your operator poll. Last week: ever been the only one on a transit vehicle?…
December 11, 2009
Winners of the SeaBus launch ceremony spots
I've done the draw and our winners are Jamey, Graydon, Ian, Adrian, and Ben! You should be getting a PDF invite in your e-mail -- make sure it…
December 11, 2009
Look out for the big T: new transit station markers are here
New T markers will be posted at three Canada Line stations this December. This one is at Richmond-Brighouse Station. Hey hey -- look out for big…
December 11, 2009
The December Buzzer is now out!
The December 2009 Buzzer is now on all buses, SeaBus, SkyTrain, and West Coast Express! In this issue, we've got a list of the December service…
December 10, 2009
Eep: chance of snow as early as tomorrow
A photo of a snowy #130 from March 9, 2009. Look out: forecasts are predicting snow in our region as early as tomorrow (Friday December 11), which…
December 9, 2009
TransLink’s third-quarter report: our deficit has gone down
In case you’re interested, we’ve released our third-quarter results for 2009, which shows our deficit has gone down this year. We forecast a…
December 9, 2009
Bus service changes coming December 14: new 99 B-Line stops and more
The 99's getting two new stops this December! Just a few bus service changes are coming on Monday, December 14, but they do include four highlights…
