March 1, 2013
2013 draft supplemental plan proposes removing time-limited property tax: share your feedback online
A detail from the cover of our 2013 draft supplemental plan. Heads up: TransLink has put together a draft supplemental plan for 2013, to remove a…
February 13, 2013
Leading the Way Youth Summit
For those with a love for transit and sustainability there’s a wonderful event happening in Calgary between May 10-12, 2013. The Leading the Way…
February 8, 2013
The February 2013 Buzzer and illustrator interview
Tobias' illustration and his rendition of himself Not only is February special because we have a new provincial holiday, Family Day, it's…
January 28, 2013
A reminder to vote for our three nominations for the 2013 Social Media Awards
The Buzzer blog is one of our three nominations for a Social Media Award. In case you didn't get to read our last post on this subject, we've been…
January 9, 2013
Phase 1 of the Main Street-Science World Station upgrades
A rendering of the upgraded Main Street-Science World Station It's the oldest SkyTrain station and is in need of an upgrade. Originally built in…
December 28, 2012
Alejandro Mejía Greene: SkyTrain photographer interview
SkyTrain: 29th Avenue, by Alejandro Mejía Greene Late last year, someone brought to our attention the photography of Alejandro Mejía Greene, who has…
December 18, 2012
Tips for snowy travel in winter 2012
Snowy Metrotown Station, from December 18, 2012! Well, the powers that be say 5-10cm of snow will be coming tomorrow (December 19, 2012), so it's…
December 12, 2012
Jesse Davidge: December Buzzer illustrator interview
Jesse and his illustration The art work for the December 2012 Print Buzzer is one of our favourites yet! We first saw Jesse's work when Jason…
November 30, 2012
A check in on the 2013 bus service optimization consultation process
Caitlin gave us her feedback. Will you? Click the picture to see a larger version. It's the halfway point of the 2013 bus service optimization…
November 16, 2012
Heads up: SkyBridge closed for morning of Sunday, Nov 18, 2012
The SkyTrain crosses the SkyBridge from New Westminster to Surrey. Heads up! As mentioned in the November 2012 Buzzer, SkyBridge will be closed for…
October 22, 2012
Accessible transit pilot at Joyce-Collingwood Bus Exchange
Check out the new tactile strips that have been installed to improve accessibility at bus stops! Last year, when I traveled the system with Richard…
October 12, 2012
Parenting pet peeves on transit
Now it's your turn to weigh in on the parenting pet peeve debate! Transit pet peeves are a subject we know well on the blog and on Facebook.…
September 14, 2012
Exhibit of Angus McIntyre’s historical transit photos starts on September 16, 2012
Photo by Angus McIntyre Keith Daubenspeck (Seattle Transit driver), Angus McIntyre and Brian Kelly about to head out for a fan trip with Brill…
September 10, 2012
Fun poll results: There’s a lot of nice things people do for each other on transit
Buzzer readers never cease to surprise me. When Jhen posted the last fun poll: what’s the nicest thing another rider has ever done for you?, I…
September 7, 2012
Links and tidbits for September 7, 2012
An interesting piece of subway art from New York based artist: Sophie Blackall. Thanks Translinked for the link! Here's another semi-regular roundup…
