September 3, 2012
Fall transit service changes start today
Make sure you double check your transit info before you leave your home today! Firsts can be exciting/challenging. So, make sure you know about the…
August 22, 2012
The final stage: making transit service decisions
This post is part of a series about Managing the Transit Network: all about how TransLink plans transit service in our region. See all the past blog…
August 22, 2012
Poll results: 46% find out about transit changes at translink.ca
The top 7 results from our transit service changes poll. Click for a slightly larger version. Well! Results are in from our service change poll, and…
August 16, 2012
Pattullo Bridge closes for the weekend, Fri Aug 17 to Mon Aug 20, 2012
The Pattullo will be getting a little TLC this weekend. As you may have heard through the media already, this weekend there will be a planned closure…
August 2, 2012
Building a better transit line: how location and land use make or break good transit service
Buses on the 9 and the 99 routes battling traffic. This post is part of a series about Managing the Transit Network: all about how TransLink plans…
July 27, 2012
Transit service for getting to the Celebration of Light: July 28, Aug 1 and 4
It's firework time again! Billed as the world's biggest offshore fireworks competition, the annual Vancouver fireworks display (this year called…
July 25, 2012
On the system – following fare evasion with Transit Police
Crowds at Burrard Station are checked for proper payment of fares. We’re continuing the conversation about fare evasion with this second installment…
July 20, 2012
Your submissions for I Love Transit Week
A few examples from our pile of entries for our I Love Transit Week colouring contest. To say this week has gone by quickly is an understatement.…
July 20, 2012
I Love Transit 2012: looking back on a life of transit travel with Frances Bula
A Vancouver bus speeds by! Photo by Roland from Flickr. Frances Bula! For I Love Transit Week 2012, we're proud to present a special essay from…
July 18, 2012
I Love Transit 2012: An interview with Rebecca Bollwitt, owner and operator of Miss 604
If you've read only one Metro Vancouver blog in your lifetime (besides the Buzzer of course), chances are it was the very popular Miss 604. Rebecca's…
July 6, 2012
Big goals, big challenges: what we think about when planning the transit network
The 17 UBC out and about in 2010. (The route is now the 14 UBC, but it's still a great photo of one of our buses out in normal traffic!) This post is…
June 28, 2012
All about managing the transit network: an interview with senior planner Peter Klitz
A detail from the cover of our Managing the Network primer. This post is first in a series about Managing the Transit Network: all about how…
June 5, 2012
On Twitter, the Stanley Cup riot, and optimizing our system: video interviews from our 2011 annual report
Last week, we published our 2011 annual report (to coincide with our 2011 annual general meeting!), and I just wanted to highlight a couple of…
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 15, 2012
New wayfinding signage is going up around the region
Old and new bus stop signs in North Vancouver. You can hardly see the old sign! Astute riders may have noticed some new signage up at bus stops and…