June 19, 2009
10-Year Plan workshops in Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Richmond, June 22-24
There are three 10-Year Plan workshops coming up next week --- come by if you can! Monday, June 22, 2009 6:30PM - 9:00PM Evergreen Cultural…
June 18, 2009
Buzzer in Chicago: Six hours, 10 trains, 11 trips—looping the loop in Chicago!
The map of our 6h train tour around Chicago. Click to see it in detail. What do transportation professionals do for fun? A six-hour train trip on…
June 17, 2009
Buzzer in Chicago: Train simulators!
We got to try out Metra’s train simulators on a technical tour yesterday! (I'm in Chicago for the APTA rail conference this week, if you didn't…
June 16, 2009
10-Year Plan workshops in White Rock tonight, Burnaby tomorrow, North Van Thursday
Yikes---in all the Chicago/Golden Ears excitement I have been remiss in reminding you guys about the 10-Year Plan workshops in your area! So here's…
June 12, 2009
Friday fun poll: do you collect your tickets or passes?
If you like, you can skip to the end of this post to answer the collecting tickets poll. I'm currently on the way to Chicago still --- this is a…
June 12, 2009
Buzzer blog outage, Sat June 13, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Some of our servers are being moved this coming Saturday, which means the Buzzer blog will be down from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. that day. So don't worry…
June 8, 2009
Reminder: Get your feedback in at BePartofthePlan!
Just want to keep reminding you to go over to BePartofthePlan.ca and give us your thoughts on the 10-Year Plan options we're presenting. The…
June 2, 2009
BePartofthePlan.ca relaunches for our 10-Year plan consultation
Hey everyone: we've relaunched BePartofthePlan.ca, our online consultation website! As I explained before, BePartofthePlan.ca was scheduled for a…
June 1, 2009
Livability Forum kicks off public consultation on our 10-Year Plan
A group at the Livability Forum plays It's Your Move, the consultation exercise board game. We held a Livability Forum this morning in downtown…
May 27, 2009
Tom Prendergast editorial in the Vancouver Sun
Just a quick note: our CEO Tom Prendergast has an editorial in the Vancouver Sun today. It's another good introduction to our transportation…
May 25, 2009
Golden Ears Bridge will officially open on June 16
The Golden Ears Bridge opens Tuesday, June 16! Our CEO Tom Prendergast announced the Golden Ears Bridge opening date this morning: Tuesday, June 16!…
May 25, 2009
Pattullo Bridge repaving work starts Sun May 31: means evening and weekend closures
A very important alert for all our customers who use the Pattullo Bridge. Repaving work will start on Sun May 31, which means the bridge will be…
May 11, 2009
Transit on film: Seat Ibiza car commercial
Here's a commercial for a Spanish compact car Seat Ibiza, shot partly on a Mark I SkyTrain at Waterfront Station in 2006. First, I don't speak…
April 24, 2009
Friday fun poll: do you usually call out thank you to your bus driver?
If you like, you can skip to the end of this post to answer the "thank you" poll. Results from last poll: best ways to pass time on transit Here's…
March 24, 2009
A short history of interurbans in the Lower Mainland
The very first interurban on the Burnaby Lake line, leaving New Westminster. (Item 166-001, from the Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives…
