June 12, 2009
The Buzzer blogs from Chicago next week!
The Buzzer will be blogging from Chicago next week! Heads up: next week, I'll be blogging from the American Public Transportation Association's rail…
June 11, 2009
A tour of the Central Valley Greenway: a major new bike and walking path through three municipalities!
A section of the Central Valley Greenway in New Westminster. I don’t know if you know about this, but after more than six years of development, the…
June 11, 2009
Try out a public bike share system in Vancouver this weekend!
The Bixi bike share system in Montreal. The City of Vancouver is trying the same self-serve bike rental system this weekend. Drop by Science World…
June 10, 2009
Maps and info for the Golden Ears Bridge celebration
A map for the Golden Ears Bridge celebration on Sunday, June 14, showing park-and-ride and other locations on the south side of the bridge. Click for…
June 10, 2009
Pattullo Bridge night-time lane closures start early tonight only
The Pattullo Bridge nightly lane closure will start at 8 p.m. instead of 10 p.m. tonight, so permanent lane markings can be applied to the bridge…
June 10, 2009
Olympic mascots take over transit
Miga and Quatchi behind the wheel of a bus. Miga and Quatchi, two of the Olympic mascots, were caught on transit at an event a few days ago! I don't…
June 9, 2009
Pattullo Bridge paving work is complete!
Just a note to say that repaving is now complete on the Pattullo Bridge, and temporary lane markings are in place. There will be no further bridge…
June 9, 2009
Local band spotlight: The B-Lines
The B-Lines playing the Cobalt on May 8. Left to right we have Scotty Colin on Guitar, Ryan Dyck on vocals, Bruce Dyck on drums and Adam Fothergill…
June 8, 2009
The Coast Mountain bus roadeo was on this weekend!
Carmen Chai from the Province drives the bus roadeo course -- oops, a few cones have been knocked over! Photo by David Lam. Coast Mountain Bus…
June 8, 2009
Reminder: Get your feedback in at BePartofthePlan!
Just want to keep reminding you to go over to BePartofthePlan.ca and give us your thoughts on the 10-Year Plan options we're presenting. The…
June 5, 2009
Friday fun poll: if you already have a seat, do you jump to a more empty seat if it becomes available?
If you like, you can skip to the end of this post to answer the empty seat poll. Results from last poll: signalling to a driver that you don't want…
June 5, 2009
Two nice little changes on the TransLink website
I'm not sure if you've noticed, but there are two nice little changes on the main TransLink website. Trip planner now shows five trip options Five…
June 5, 2009
The June Buzzer is out today!
The June 2009 Buzzer is now on all buses, SeaBus, SkyTrain, and West Coast Express! In this issue we talk about the Golden Ears Bridge opening and…
June 4, 2009
SkyTrain starts early for the Pattullo weekend closures (#321 riders, take note)
SkyTrain service will start early on Sunday, June 7, to accommodate early passengers during the planned Pattullo Bridge closure that weekend. The…
June 3, 2009
Video of our retired trolleys in service in Argentina
Our dear friend Jorge Luis Guevara from the transit agency in Mendoza, Argentina, has posted a new video showing our retired trolleys in service.…
