15 years of the low-floor trolleybus in Metro Vancouver
Trolleybuses have been a part of Metro Vancouver’s transportation network for more than 70 years! The very first was a Canadian Car Brill T-44 ,…
Bus operator wrangles geese away from busy intersection in Vancouver
Photo: Mathew Bond If you'd told bus operator Kelly Podlubny he'd be escorting a gaggle of geese across the busy intersection of Main and Terminal…
All buses begin operating out of the Lonsdale Quay Exchange again
The upgrades to the Lonsdale Quay Exchange are almost complete! Starting on Monday, June 22, all buses will begin operating out of the Lonsdale Quay…
The print Buzzer turns 104 years old!
?The print Buzzer is turning 104 today? The first publication of the Buzzer was released on June 2, 1916. Throughout the years, the print Buzzer has…
Mapping your bike route and the “slow” streets movement
Cyclists on Hornby Street in Vancouver While transit ridership is down in most cities around the globe you might have noticed more people out…
A sneak peek at the redesigned bus transfers for community shuttle buses
The new bus transfer customers will receive on community shuttle buses starting on June 1. Starting Monday, June 1, fare collection and front-door…
Bus fare collection set to resume June 1
Bus operator barrier with a temporary plexiglass extension installed. Upgrades and installation of barriers allow for safe fare collection Beginning…
The spring 2020 edition of The Buzzer is now online
Perhaps a little known fact is your community managers on TransLink's social media channels also write for the print edition of The Buzzer that you…
Helping those helping us: a bus operator doing what he can
Noor Khan has been a bus operator for 13 years. He's always seen his job as being essential to keeping the region moving but these days he's seeing,…
Bus operator embraces helping the community out
Bryan Stebbings has been a bus operator with Coast Mountain Bus Company for nearly four years. (Photo: Josh Neufeld Photography) "I'm just so…
TransLink limits bus seating to promote physical distancing
Beginning from next week, TransLink will be limiting seating on buses in Metro Vancouver to enhance physical distancing measures. Roughly half the…
Spring service changes to boost North Shore bus service
The new R2 Marine Dr RapidBus launches on April 6. Beginning April 6, transit on the North Shore is being boosted to provide more frequent and…
River District and North Shore Express to Metrotown bus routes approved
The new 31 and 222 bus routes start operating on April 6, 2020. Two new major bus routes have been approved to serve residents in Vancouver’s East…
TransLink reveals bus fleet electrification plan, requests Mayors’ Council endorsement
TransLink is asking the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation to support its updated Low Carbon Fleet Strategy, which puts the region on the…
(CONTEST) RapidBus brings faster, more frequent service to eight Metro Vancouver communities
We know that fast, frequent service is key to getting more people onto transit — that’s why we've introduced a new service called RapidBus! It comes…
