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…
February 28, 2010
The night shift on the SkyTrain guideway
Speeder Crew repairs loose LIM cap bolts at Main Street SkyTrain Station. File photo. This article is by Dave Miller, guideway supervisor for the…
February 27, 2010
A visit to the Richmond stations and King Edward, Saturday February 27
Crowds using the ticket machines at Bridgeport Station. I've spent a lot of time looking at the downtown Vancouver stations lately, so I thought I'd…
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 24, 2010
Special Olympic Canada Line service to YVR, Sun Feb. 28 to Mon Mar. 1
As you may already know, the day after the Olympics (March 1) is expected to be the busiest day for the airport ever. Everyone is heading home after…
February 24, 2010
A talk with an Olympic Line streetcar driver
Matthew Laird, a driver on the Olympic Line demonstration streetcar! I went down to visit the Olympic Line demonstration streetcar over the weekend,…
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 15, 2010
A huge weekend for transit, plus Canada Line increases trains today
Our director of communications Ken Hardie sent out some tweets about the weekend ridership today. Staggering stats: Canada Line moved 210,000…
February 4, 2010
Olympic travel tips: transit etiquette and behaviour
For those who might be on transit for the first time during the Olympics, here’s a short series of tips to help you get on your way. (If you do know…
January 29, 2010
Friday fun post: are you noticing the Olympic crowds on transit yet?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to take the poll about Olympic crowds on transit. Last week: how do you feel about your car? Last week's…
