April 30, 2010
Jeff Busby, manager of project planning, explains the goals of the UBC Line consultation
Jeff Busby, manager of project planning at TransLink Since last week, we’ve been listening to your thoughts on rapid transit to UBC. But judging by…
April 21, 2010
Transportation links and tidbits for Wednesday, April 21
A photo from last week's trip out to Granville Street. Here is the trolley wire from Davie at Granville, terminating at one pole on the right, since…
April 20, 2010
Amelia Shaw, our manager of public consultation, shares some background on the UBC Line process
Amelia Shaw, TransLink’s manager of public consultation As you may know, we’ve launched the next phase of our public consultation on the UBC Line, or…
April 19, 2010
We want your thoughts on rapid transit to UBC!
As you may know, our staff has been hard at work over the last year in partnership with the Province of B.C., studying rapid transit options for UBC…
March 23, 2010
Pre-paid fares increase on April 1
Pre-paid fare increases taking effect on April 1, 2010. Click for a much larger version! Well, there’s no easy way to say this, but the cost of most…
March 15, 2010
Transit fans charter an Orion bus (and you’re invited!), Sat March 20
The Orion I bus from West Vancouver Transit. Photo by David Lam. David Lam from the Trans-Continental bus photography site has asked me to share the…
March 10, 2010
C74 rerouted due to work on Highway 1
Oops --- here's a reroute notice for the C74 that I missed posting on Monday. It did go out to the media and was posted on our website though, so…
February 27, 2010
A ride-along with HandyDART: taking folks with mobility issues to the Games
Dave the HandyDART driver at Metrotown bus loop! I did a ride-along on Wednesday, February 24 to see how our HandyDART service has been helping out…
February 26, 2010
Even more links and tidbits about the Olympics and transportation
The West Coast Express drops 3,000 passengers into Waterfront Station on Saturday, Feb. 20. Photo by Carol Evans. Time for some more links and…
February 25, 2010
Moving the world with Road Services
Road Services: Kevin, Gord and Shawn This article was written by Charlotte Boychuk for Coast Mountain Bus Company employee communications. It's a…
February 22, 2010
T-Comm: they were ready before the Games began!
View of T-Comm from Duty Manager’s desk. Here's a great story about T-Comm, written by my delightful colleague Carol Evans for TransLink employee…
February 13, 2010
Heads up: many Olympic sports events start today, Sat Feb. 13!
OK, the headline to this post sounds obvious --- but it actually means something to you in terms of traffic and transit in the region! With many…
January 29, 2010
More bus reroutes for the Olympics start Monday, Feb 1
Here’s a note to remind you that more buses will be rerouted starting Monday, Feb. 1, owing to the upcoming Olympics. A list of the affected…
January 22, 2010
This week: how do you feel about your car?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to take the poll about your car. Last week: how long is your commute? Last week's fun post asked how long…
November 30, 2009
Help stuff a SkyTrain full of food for the Food Bank, Wed Dec 2
Help the B.C. Rapid Transit Company stuff a SkyTrain full of food this Christmas! The company behind Expo and Millennium Line and West Coast Express…
