June 7, 2010
APTA Rail 2010: Canada Line session
The title slide from the Canada Line presentation. First, a note for students who are planning to attend this week: The Canada Line and SkyTrain…
June 4, 2010
The APTA International Rail Rodeo gets underway
The rail rodeo sign up at VCC-Clark Station. (Update: click here for the rail rodeo results!) I spent all day Thursday and a bit of Friday out with…
May 28, 2010
Three companies shortlisted for our smartcards and faregates project
TransLink is working on developing a smartcard for our system, much like the Oyster Card in London. Photo by mirka23. Our media relations team put…
May 25, 2010
Angus McIntyre retires after 40 years behind the wheel
Longtime trolley driver Angus McIntyre will be retiring at the end of May! (We made sure to get the trolleys in the background of this picture :)…
May 21, 2010
Important: Dunsmuir St bus stops east of Howe to be discontinued, Mon May 24
A map of the Dunsmuir Street bike lane, from the City of Vancouver. The City of Vancouver has just approved a dedicated bike lane for Dunsmuir…
May 5, 2010
Guest post: Vancouver transit and art in the Capilano Calendar series
Train 118, by Mika Joronen. Photo from the Capilano Calendar site. Here's a follow-up guest post by Jason Vanderhill, an avid artist and…
April 30, 2010
Printing issue on 2-zone FareCards
Our media relations team just sent this out --- I thought you would like to know too! A number of customers who purchase two-zone FareCards for May…
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 28, 2010
Look out: bus service changes start Monday, May 3
Keep an eye out: we're making seasonal bus service changes on Monday, May 3. Make sure to check the full list of bus changes for May 3 to see if you…
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 9, 2010
An interview with Noam Dolgin, author of Canada Line Adventures
It's kind of turning into interview week here on the blog, but let's just run with it! So local environmental educator Noam Dolgin put pen to paper…
April 1, 2010
An interview with Tamsin Dillon, director of London’s Art on the Underground program
Tamsin Dillon, head of the London Underground public art program. Yesterday, we were honoured to have Tamsin Dillon give a presentation at……
March 25, 2010
Photos of the Flexity streetcars traveling home
One of the Flexity streetcars being taken to Tacoma, to be shipped home to Brussels! Photo by David Lam. Well, as you might have suspected, David Lam…
March 12, 2010
Get a (chocolate) medal on transit for being TravelSmart!
You might get a sweet treat on transit over the next few days, right as the Paralympics kick off! Starting today, Friday March 12, we're sending out…
February 28, 2010
A few reflections as we come to the end of the Games
Busy crowds at Richmond-Brighouse Station on Friday, February 19. This is mildly off-topic (or is it?), but I wanted to share a few personal…
