November 21, 2008
Congratulations to our CUTA award winners!
A big congratulations to Che Florant and Cameron Irvine, two Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) employees who were honoured by the Canadian Urban…
November 21, 2008
Burnaby Santa Claus Parade reroutes on Saturday
Watch out for a Burnaby bus reroute on Saturday: the #106 will be rerouted due to the Burnaby Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 22. See the customer…
November 20, 2008
Bike to Work Week continues: a morning at the Metrotower II Commuter Station
Paul Cheng from TransLink, watching over the treats at the Bike to Work Week commuter station in Metrotower II. I spent this morning helping at the…
November 20, 2008
Response to a Province article linking crime to SkyTrain presence
My colleague Drew Snider has a new post up on his TransLink media relations blog, responding to a Province article that appears to link the presence…
November 20, 2008
More photos of the Canada Line’s trial run with passengers
A Canada Line train approaches YVR Station, carrying its first passengers from Bridgeport Station on a Nov. 12 trial run. Here's a follow-up to an…
November 19, 2008
A visit from UCLA and Toyota
Aaron Cohen, a strategic planning administrator for Toyota, joined 25 UCLA students on a trip to study Vancouver's architecture and transportation…
November 18, 2008
Bike to Work Week rolls out
The Bike to Work Week banner at the Gilmore commuter station. As posted last Friday, the first ever winter edition of Bike to Work Week is rolling…
November 17, 2008
Longtime Buzzer cartoonist is part of local art show
A cartoon Bob Banks drew for the March 2, 1962 Buzzer. Just in case you're interested, Bob Banks, who drew cartoons for the Buzzer from 1954-1976,…
November 17, 2008
SkyTrain track maintenance on Wed Nov. 19
Late-night Wednesday Surrey SkyTrain travellers, look out again! We're doing some ongoing track maintenance in the Surrey area, which affects…
November 14, 2008
Bike to Work Week rolls in on Monday
Bike to Work Week is gearing up again next week! (Sorry for the short notice!) Get on your bike and join other cyclists on Metro Vancouver streets…
November 14, 2008
Commentary on this morning’s Province article on TransLink salaries
This morning, the top story in the Province newspaper was all about the salaries of TransLink executives and the increases they've seen in recent…
November 14, 2008
Open houses for the new Golden Ears Bridge bus route
When the Golden Ears Bridge opens in 2009, we're going to use the new connection to offer a brand new bus route between Langley Centre and Haney…
November 13, 2008
News station violated radio ethics code in reporting on SkyTrain security
My colleague Drew Snider from TransLink media relations just posted the saga of a complaint TransLink filed with the Canadian Broadcast Standards…
November 13, 2008
One more time: a poll on Twitter service alerts
Okay, after the last kick at the can failed so miserably, I'm trying this poll thing again. Again: we’re thinking about using Twitter to send out…
November 12, 2008
Canada Line carries its first passengers on a trial run
The Canada Line train approaches Vancouver International Airport Station. The Canada Line took its first passengers on a trial run from Bridgeport…