January 28, 2009
From the opening of the Pattullo Bridge, 1937
A detail from the cover of the 1937 Pattullo Bridge souvenir programme. Scans provided courtesy of the Burnaby Village Museum. Thanks to Lisa Codd,…
January 23, 2009
Pattullo Bridge update – Friday afternoon
STATUS OF BRIDGE Pile driving continuing today. The demolition contractor, Enviro-Vac, completed timber debris cleanup on the Surrey side of the…
January 22, 2009
Pattullo Bridge update — Thursday afternoon
STATUS OF BRIDGE Pile driving began and we started with a 60’ length of pipe. Pile driving may continue from 2-5 days. ROAD ADJUSTMENTS Rush hours…
January 21, 2009
Pattullo Bridge likely back within two weeks or so
Big news from the 2pm announcement! We've found a way to fix the bridge, with an expected completion date within the next two weeks! You can read the…
January 20, 2009
Transit update, 10am
SkyTrain Reports are that it looks like a regular day on SkyTrain now – crowds are dissipating. Again, bikes are not permitted on the trains at this…
January 19, 2009
Pattullo Bridge update at 2:30 p.m.
Here's the latest as of 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 19: Status of the Bridge: Met with contractor to deal with asbestos removal of 60 feet of asphalt Creosote…
January 9, 2009
Poco Pete, the raccoon at Port Coquitlam Transit Centre
Poco Pete, the raccoon who has taken up residence on a bench at Poco Transit Centre. So, with all this bad weather, a raccoon has taken up residence…
December 18, 2008
Broadway Station construction update for December 2008
The hoarding on the south end of the platform. Hey, the Broadway Station upgrade project released its first update yesterday! (If you hadn't heard,…
December 17, 2008
Snow service updates
Here's the latest clip from TransLink's YouTube service updates stream as of 9:45 a.m. Stay in touch with the Youtube stream to get the latest on…
December 8, 2008
Retired trolleys make their way to Mendoza
One of our retired trolleys on a flatbed truck, arriving in Guaymallen, Argentina en route to Mendoza. Thanks to the kindness of Jorge Luis Guevara,…
December 2, 2008
Police dogs, text-message crime reporting: SkyTrain ramps up security measures based on new research
Doug Kelsey and Ward Clapham at the press conference, held at Broadway Station today. We held a press conference at Broadway Station today about new…
November 28, 2008
Profile: the transit fans behind the Trans-Vancouver bus photo archive
Chris Cassidy, George Prior, and David Lam, the photographers behind Trans-Vancouver. (They're wearing orange vests because the docks made us all…
November 25, 2008
A visit to the Lost Property Office
The Lost Property Office, located in a corner of Stadium Station. Regular readers will remember that I did a story on the Lost Property Office in the…
November 6, 2008
No more registration for comments
Everyone: we've dropped registration for comments on the blog! Why? Because lots of people were having trouble writing comments on blog posts, and we…
November 5, 2008
Thinking ahead: A backgrounder on Transport 2040 and our 2010 10-year plan
TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast gave a speech at the Vancouver Board of Trade this morning, discussing our long-term strategies and the challenges…
