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 13, 2012
Sun Run 2012
Every year, downtown Vancouver turns into a mass of energy, determination and wick-away fabric known as The Vancouver Sun Run. Let's hope the…
March 28, 2012
Predictive departure times added to the new mobile website
The official launch of the new TransLink mobile website m.translink.ca is almost here! Over the past seven months, the mobile team has been testing…
March 23, 2012
Elevators and escalators out of service and how Trip Planner, alerts, SMS, email, Twitter and transit information can help you
The elevator and the escalator and stairs at the North entrance of Surrey Central SkyTrain station are currently out of service until July 31st,…
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…
February 17, 2012
Real-time transit information beta test part II wrap-up
Luke was the first tester of the day! At the beginning of the month, I put out a call for a couple of testers to help us look at where we've come…
February 10, 2012
Estimating fare evasion
Over the last day, there has been quite a discussion on the Buzzer blog and on our Facebook page about fare evasion. The discussion has also spread…
February 8, 2012
The costs of fare evasion
A Transit Police Officer and SkyTrain Attendant at work Fare evasion is one of those perennial themes I come across when I scan our Twitter channel,…
February 2, 2012
Looking for two testers to test existing Real-Time Transit Information and help us look to the future
Testers will provide feedback on the latest and past updates to nb.translink.ca It's that time again to invite Buzzer Blog readers to help us shape…
January 27, 2012
North Shore Area Transit Plan
The longer I spend at TransLink, the more I realize how much work is put towards planning for the future of transit. Besides the day-to-day…
December 19, 2011
Holiday gift ideas for transit fans 2011
Though time is short until the biggest gift-giving day of the year, I thought I would continue the annual tradition of gift ideas for transit fans. I…
December 5, 2011
Google maps, email and print options added to Trip Planner
Trip Planner now uses Google Maps! It was only last week that I wrote about the latest updates to Next Bus. This week's exciting announcement is…
December 1, 2011
Service and fares for the 2011 holiday season
It's that time again to talk about holiday service changes. Please note that there are also December service changes. For info on these, check the…
November 3, 2011
Fall Bike to Work Week
The latest edition of Bike to Work Week is well on its way, and I finally skipped the bus and SkyTrain and onto my bike this morning to take part.
October 7, 2011
Metro Vancouver Mayors’ Council vote to approve the “Moving Forward” supplemental plan
Look for changes to the system in the not so distant future Today, the Metro Vancouver Mayors' Council voted in favour of the "Moving Forward"…