March 23, 2009
Rail Talk #2 with SkyTrain CEO Doug Kelsey
Check out the second series of Rail Talk videos with Doug Kelsey, SkyTrain’s president and CEO. Rail Talk is a series of candid question and answer…
March 20, 2009
Friday fun poll: do you exit then reboard a transit vehicle to let others off?
Last week I asked whether you preferred holding onto metal bars or hanging straps when balancing on a bus. And after 152 votes, metal bars are the…
March 20, 2009
New federal and provincial funding for transit
Hey, the federal and provincial governments announced $280 million in new funding for transit this morning! Thanks, senior government partners --…
March 17, 2009
Plan your cycling trips with UBC’s online map tool
Want to bike somewhere in Metro Vancouver, but you don’t know the best route? There’s a cycling map tool from UBC that could help you out. It’s…
March 17, 2009
The March Buzzer is out!
The March 2009 Buzzer is now on all our buses, SeaBus, SkyTrain, and West Coast Express! (Sorry for the late notification -- I should have written…
March 16, 2009
A closer look at the LEGO model of King Edward Station
King Edward Station from the Canada Line, modeled in LEGO by Dan Emerson. Photo by Sandy Webster. As you may know already, Science World is currently…
March 13, 2009
Friday fun poll: do you hang onto the bars or the straps?
Earlier this week, I asked where you like to sit on the SeaBus. After 58 votes, facing forward was the clear winner -- 81 per cent liked facing…
March 12, 2009
Fleet Overhaul Series, Part 2 of 6: Panel fabrication
A template for a bus body panel that fits over a wheel. Here is the second in a six-part series about Fleet Overhaul, the vehicle maintenance centre…
March 12, 2009
Retired trolleys in purple and red!
Just wanted to point out another post from Jorge Luis Guevara: it shows two trolleys in purple and red paint schemes, in their new home in Mendoza,…
March 11, 2009
First phase of the Olympic transportation plan released
Hey, the Olympic and Paralympic Transportation Team has released the first part of their integrated transportation plan this morning. With thousands…
March 10, 2009
Fleet Overhaul Series, Part 1 of 6: The body shop
An articulated bus getting a mid-life overhaul down at Fleet Overhaul, the conventional bus maintenance centre down at Burnaby Transit Centre. So,…
March 10, 2009
Canada Line stations… in LEGO!
YVR Station, built in LEGO by the Vancouver LEGO Club! This model is now on display at Science World’s LEGO exhibition, Wheels, Wings and Waves—a…
March 9, 2009
Retired trolleys get a new look in Argentina
A retired TransLink trolley has been painted into the colours of the Mendoza, Argentina system! Jorge Luis Guevara, our dear friend from the Mendoza,…
March 9, 2009
Snow service update for 9:40 a.m.
The 130 at Metrotown Loop was carrying a layer of snow this morning. Not only did we lose an hour on Sunday, but there's snow this morning? What a…
March 9, 2009
Belated Friday fun poll: where do you like to sit on the SeaBus?
(Yarrgh -- I didn't realize this got stuck in the backend last Friday! Anyway, here is the belated Friday fun poll from last week.) Last week, I…
