March 6, 2009
Spring ahead for Daylight Savings Time
Just a tiny reminder to set your clocks ahead one hour on Sunday, Mar. 8. The official change is Sunday morning at 2 a.m., but our transit services…
March 6, 2009
Video: all about how SkyTrain operates
Clicking around Youtube this morning, I found a really great video by Metro Vancouver about how the SkyTrain system operates. I've been trying to…
March 3, 2009
Broadway Station construction update for February-March 2009
Fencing is now up in the lane by Broadway Station's entrance, in preparation for the installation of the west glass wall. The second update on the…
March 3, 2009
Canada Line open house presentation boards are now online
Hey, the presentation boards from the eight Canada Line open houses in February are now online! Visit the Canada Line Bus Integration page at the…
March 2, 2009
Just a few more photos from I Love Transit Night
Here’s a few more photos from I Love Transit Night, last Thursday’s transit-games-and-fun extravaganza. The photo with everyone holding numbers is…
March 2, 2009
Open houses for Waterfront Station hub, Thu Mar. 5 & Sat. Mar. 7
Here's the area around Waterfront Station that's being considered in these open houses. Come down to one of two open houses about the Waterfront…
March 2, 2009
Video of the retired trolleybuses on the streets of Mendoza
A still from the video of a retired trolley on the streets of Mendoza, Argentina, taking a test drive. Visit the Trolebuses Mendocinos blog to see…
February 27, 2009
Bus re-routes on Hastings, Sun Mar. 1
Just a heads up that on Sunday, March 1, Hastings Street will be closed to all traffic between Seymour and Howe Streets to allow trolley overhead…
February 27, 2009
Friday fun poll: do you try to stand up before you get to your stop?
Last Friday, I asked if you had given up your seat in the past month -- no judgment of course! We had 87 people answer, and the majority (72% - 63…
February 27, 2009
I Love Transit Week essay: Jon Coleman, about the #4 bus
To cap off I Love Transit Week, here's another essay. Amazing local blog VancouverIsAwesome once ran a tribute to the #4 bus, written by contributor…
February 27, 2009
I Love Transit Night = great success!
Wow! A huge thank you to everyone who came out and participated in I Love Transit Night yesterday! It was lovely to meet all of you in person!…
February 26, 2009
Reminder: Buzzer blog live meetup tonight
Here's what the End Cafe looks like, as you approach it from Commercial Drive Station. Just a reminder that I Love Transit Night is tonight, if you'd…
February 26, 2009
I Love Transit Week essay: Dave Olson
For I Love Transit Week, I'm happy to share a contribution from Dave Olson, who is a prolific and talented local writer, podcaster, poet, Canucks…
February 25, 2009
I Love Transit Week: paper buses and trains!
Well, who are these guys? They are miniature paper versions of a TransLink bus and SkyTrain, the two transit cutouts that I’ll have at I Love…
February 25, 2009
I Love Transit Week essay: John Calimente on exploring cities via transit
For I Love Transit Week, I'm happy to present an essay from John Calimente, who writes the TransitFan column over at Regarding Place. It's about…
