June 22, 2009
One week left for the BePartofthePlan discussions
Just wanted to send out another reminder to join in our BePartofthePlan discussions and give us your thoughts on the region's transportation future.…
June 22, 2009
Jot Kailay wins the One in a Billion contest!
Jot Kailay with TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast and Province publisher Kevin Bent. (Look at the size of that FareCard!) The 10 contest finalists…
June 19, 2009
Friday fun poll: how many cities have you tried transit in?
If you like, you can skip to the end of this post to answer the poll about riding transit in other cities. Results from last poll: collecting……
June 19, 2009
Buzzer in Chicago no more: plus a transit soap opera
DEEP DISH PIZZA. Thank you, Chicago. The APTA conference was over yesterday, so I'm headed home now. By this time on Monday, I'll be writing from…
June 19, 2009
10-Year Plan workshops in Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Richmond, June 22-24
There are three 10-Year Plan workshops coming up next week --- come by if you can! Monday, June 22, 2009 6:30PM - 9:00PM Evergreen Cultural…
June 18, 2009
Buzzer in Chicago: Six hours, 10 trains, 11 trips—looping the loop in Chicago!
The map of our 6h train tour around Chicago. Click to see it in detail. What do transportation professionals do for fun? A six-hour train trip on…
June 17, 2009
Golden Ears Bridge + Google Maps
The Golden Ears Bridge! A few people have asked why the Golden Ears Bridge isn't on Google Maps yet, so I thought I'd share what our web staff have…
June 17, 2009
Buzzer in Chicago: Train simulators!
We got to try out Metra’s train simulators on a technical tour yesterday! (I'm in Chicago for the APTA rail conference this week, if you didn't…
June 16, 2009
Buzzer in Chicago: TransLink presents at the conference, plus updates on other light rail lines
Cloud Gate in Millennium Park (also known as the bean). Just thought I’d kick this post off with a picture of something that isn’t a train or in a…
June 16, 2009
Photos of the Golden Ears Bridge celebration this weekend
The crowded bridge deck at the Golden Ears Bridge opening celebration! Photo by CJ Stebbing. In honour of the Golden Ears Bridge opening this…
June 16, 2009
10-Year Plan workshops in White Rock tonight, Burnaby tomorrow, North Van Thursday
Yikes---in all the Chicago/Golden Ears excitement I have been remiss in reminding you guys about the 10-Year Plan workshops in your area! So here's…
June 15, 2009
Golden Ears Bridge traffic tips for the opening week
The Golden Ears Bridge opens Tuesday, June 16! We've just sent out this press release and I wanted to make sure you all saw it! TransLink’s new…
June 15, 2009
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…
June 12, 2009
Friday fun poll: do you collect your tickets or passes?
If you like, you can skip to the end of this post to answer the collecting tickets poll. I'm currently on the way to Chicago still --- this is a…
June 12, 2009
Buzzer blog outage, Sat June 13, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Some of our servers are being moved this coming Saturday, which means the Buzzer blog will be down from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. that day. So don't worry…
