December 12, 2013
Santa to keep steering the sleigh…er, bus
Santa, Mrs Claus, Sparky the elf and the Reindeer Bus! It's that time of the year for candy canes, ginger bread houses and Santa Claus. Speaking of…
December 5, 2013
So You Think You Can Busk? – Vote for who busks on the transit system!
UPDATE: The voting is now complete and Patrick Jolicoeur is the winner of the eighth and final transit busker license for 2014 with 34% of…
November 28, 2013
Introducing Jennifer B!
I ride the SeaBus every morning! Hi Buzzer Readers! My name is Jennifer Binnington and I’m very excited to be a new member of the TransLink…
November 25, 2013
All aboard for a transit adventure using NEW Trip Planner functions – 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!
This past weekend, I took my five-year old, four books and my three-year old on two buses and one SkyTrain. Why? My husband had to go into…
November 13, 2013
Buzzer illustrator interview: Russell Alton
Russell and his illustration Here’s some light and fun reading. As with most of our illustrators of the Buzzer newsletter, we had the opportunity to…
November 9, 2013
Remembrance Day 2013 Holiday Service – Monday Nov 11
Remembrance Day is Monday, November 11th. The Bus, SkyTrain and SeaBus services will run on regular Sunday/holiday schedules. West Coast Express…
By Angela Chang
October 24, 2013
Introducing Angela!
Happy to be joining the team. Pssst, Buzzer Readers….pssst, over here! My name is Angela Salehi, and I am so pleased to be meeting you as a new…
October 18, 2013
Links and Tidbits – October 18, 2013
Links and tidbits is our semi-regular roundup of interesting fodder about transportation from the last few weeks or so. If you have links to…
October 15, 2013
Buzzer illustrator interview: Lindsay Chetek
Lindsay and her illustration Nearly every month we have an illustrator create a one-off illustration for the front cover of the Buzzer newsletter and…
October 10, 2013
Developers: Some great transit apps that can help you get where you’re going
Transit App - the location of TransLink HQ is a little off, but close enough! Since we released our transit data to the public at large shortly after…
September 20, 2013
Day #11 of Compass Beta testing
Yesterday, I got to hang out with some of the fabulous Compass project engineers at Waterfront Station. As part of the Beta test, we invited a few…
By Compass Team
September 20, 2013
Fun Poll: What other electronic smart cards have you used?
Hello Buzzer readers! Metro Vancouver's Compass Card is coming soon If you have been following our recent posts, you probably know that we are now…
By Angela Chang
September 18, 2013
Day #9 of Compass Beta Testing
Instead of using my phone case to carry my card, I found this one! We’re at the half-way point of Beta testing and have registered over 250,000 taps…
By Compass Team
September 12, 2013
Day #3 of Compass Beta testing
Robert's, Buzzer editor, Compass Beta concession 3 Zone Monthly Pass & stored value of $100 Card It's Compass Card Beta Testing time! Check out…
By Compass Team
September 10, 2013
Day #1 of Compass Beta testing
I've changed my mind about using my phone to hold my Compass Card for two reasons. #1 It doesn't seem to scan all the time when in my case, and #2…
By Compass Team
