June 13, 2012
I Love Transit 2012: send us your design ideas!
The buttons designed for I Love Transit 2010 (yes, I know Millennium is missing one 'n': we fixed that later :) Hey! We're planning for I…
June 7, 2012
Links and tidbits for June 7, 2012
Michael Schabas sent us renderings of Expo Line SkyTrain stations. He mentioned that he was the design coordinator involved with the Main Street,…
May 31, 2012
Who we met at a Bike to Work Week celebration station
The Cycling Accountants! It's been another wet Bike to Work Week this year, but that hasn't stopped the hearty cyclists of Metro Vancouver from…
May 25, 2012
Friday fun guest post: A history of monorails in Vancouver, by Michael Taylor-Noonan
The monorail at Expo 86. Photo credit: Colin Rose. I’m happy to welcome another guest post from Michael Taylor-Noonan, the newsletter editor for the…
May 15, 2012
Ian Jarvis answers and replies to your questions and ideas
Last week, I asked for questions and ideas that you'd like to share with TransLink CEO, Ian Jarvis. Thanks for sending these along to me through the…
May 14, 2012
A dress made of 3000 transit passes
Violet Patrich's transit pass dress, made for the Garbage Fashion Show at Heritage Woods Secondary. Here's a young designer with a refreshing take on…
May 11, 2012
Bear with us: we’re figuring out the blog posts for the next while
It's a bear. Bear with us. Get it? Ha! Hi all! This is Jhen here---for those of you who might not know me, I am the first Buzzer blogger, who went on…
May 4, 2012
The May 2012 Buzzer and Ed Appleby: Buzzer illustrator interview
This month's illustration and the illustrator. It's the first Friday of the month and that means a new issue of the Buzzer is out! The main…
April 26, 2012
Watch our new video on how to manage your baby stroller on the bus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjHcLMG8ulo&feature=youtu.be Knowing how to load your stroller on and off the bus properly can change your commute…
April 25, 2012
Robert away until next week
See you all online next week! I wanted to let you all know that I’m away until next Monday, April 30. I’ll be posting a couple of items in my…
April 23, 2012
Riding the 531 to Willowbrook
The #531 sets off toward Willowbrook This morning marked the launch of the new #531 White Rock/Willowbrook bus route, connecting Langley with White…
April 19, 2012
The April 2012 Buzzer and Mark Atomos Pilon: Buzzer illustrator interview
Illustration and illustrator Another month, another Buzzer newsletter. This month's issue came out last Friday and was devoted primarily to April…
March 19, 2012
Links & Tidbits for March 19, 2012
http://youtu.be/n-AbPav5E5M The intersections in Holland look a little different than they do here. I spot only a handful of personal vehicles in two…
March 12, 2012
The March 2012 Buzzer and Andy Dixon: Buzzer illustrator interview
Andy and his vivid drawing of transit in Steveston The cover of the latest issue. If you're taking transit, make sure to pick up the new March…
February 29, 2012
On the system – fare evasion
The Transit Security badge To say fare evasion is a hot topic on this blog and in Metro Vancouver in general is an understatement. Not only has it…
