November 4, 2011
Reflecting on the Golden Ears Bridge
The Golden Ears Bridge has been open for nearly two and a half years now. The bridge is the first electronic toll bridge in Western Canada. It was…
October 25, 2011
Growth south of the Fraser – Part 2
If you read the interview with Christina DeMarco of Metro Vancouver and looked at the maps addressing growth south of the Fraser River, you know that…
October 12, 2011
An interview with Metro Vancouver about growth south of the Fraser
If you checked out either Phase 1 or Phase 2 of the Surrey Rapid Transit studies, you'd know that there are a number of options to chose from when we…
October 6, 2011
Happy third birthday, Buzzer blog!
Wow, it's been three years already? Three candles for the Buzzer blog! Yup, October 6, 2008, was when the very first Buzzer blog post was published.…
September 19, 2011
Links & Tidbits for September 19, 2011
Here's a gem of a 1976 Montreal Métro video that's been making the rounds on the Internet of late. Thanks…
August 26, 2011
Moving Forward public meetings
Your chance to learn about the possible future of transit in Metro Vancouver If you've been keeping up to date on TransLink funding issues, you'd…
August 2, 2011
Wrap-up note from BCRTC president & general manager, Fred Cumming’s, ride on the system, July 5, 2011
Fred Cummings with a field operations supervisor. Photo by Anna Mae Abia Last month, BCRTC president & general manager, Fred Cummings spent the…
July 18, 2011
Moving Forward with transit in Metro Vancouver: an update on TransLink’s 2011 base plan and supplemental plans
Tomorrow, is our annual base plan presentation to the public. This year, TransLink has some proposals for the future of transit in Metro Vancouver,…
June 22, 2011
Links and Tidbits for June 22, 2011
It's officially summer, everyone! And what better way to spend the day than to stay indoors huddled over your desktop reading the latest edition of…
June 19, 2011
June 2011 bus changes and the service optimization: an interview with TransLink planning director Brian Mills
If you've read the June issue of the Buzzer, you'd know that there are service changes beginning on Monday, June 20th. As part of a year-long…
June 6, 2011
June 2011 service changes and optimization
Changes for many riders' bus routes are coming on June 20, 2011! As you might have read in the June Buzzer, the June 2011 bus service changes are…
April 15, 2011
Wrapup note from TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis’s ride on the system, Apr 4, 2011
As mentioned, last week TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis spent a morning on the system talking to customers and staff, just like our our COO, Doug Kelsey,…
April 1, 2011
UBC Line: webinar reminder for Apr 4, 2011, plus notes from the first two workshops
Passengers boarding a 99 B-Line bus. One reminder and two workshop recaps from the UBC Line Rapid Transit study! Webinar takes place Monday, April 4,…
April 1, 2011
Watch for TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis on the system next Mon Apr 4, 2011
Ian Jarvis, TransLink CEO On Monday, April 4, 2011, look out for Ian Jarvis, TransLink's chief executive officer, out riding the system! Again, this…
March 23, 2011
Links and tidbits, Wed Mar 23, 2011
Mad Men On Trains from Rich Sommer A roundup of interesting tidbits and links about transportation from the last week or so! Vincent Kartheiser and…