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 16, 2011
Bus Driver Appreciation Day at Vancouver Technical School
Vancouver Technical School students showing their appreciation for bus operators. Starting in the early hours this morning, students at Vancouver…
December 13, 2011
Introducing Tina Robinson
Tina will be helping out with the blog for a short while. Welcome Tina! I'd like to introduce you to Tina Robinson. She'll be helping out with…
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 5, 2011
The December 2011 Buzzer, and Dani Vachon: Buzzer illustrator interview
The cover of the December 2011 Buzzer and the artist, Dani Vachon. The December 2011 print Buzzer There's a new Buzzer on the system! This month, the…
November 30, 2011
Search by route # is now live on Next Bus!
This just in... you can now see the route of the bus you want to take! The mobile team has been quietly working on new functionality for our Next Bus…
November 21, 2011
Transit Pet Peeve Battle #3
The Transit Pet Peeve Battle has been a lot of fun so far. Battle #1 between Birdie Big Bags and Lounge Lizard resulted in an early exit for the…
November 10, 2011
Remembrance Day 2011 holiday service and parade reroutes
Remembrance Day is tomorrow, Friday, November 11th. All transit will run on Sunday/holiday service; however, the West Coast Express and train buses…
November 8, 2011
The November 2011 Buzzer, Pet Peeve Battle and Ed Spence: Buzzer illustrator interview
Disco Dog and his illustrator Ed Spence Another month and another new Buzzer arrives on buses, SkyTrain, SeaBus and West Coast Express. This month is…
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.
November 2, 2011
A short chat with Jarrett Walker about his new book
Friend of the blog and all around transportation guru Jarrett Walker has a new book coming out early December. It's called Human Transit: How Clearer…
October 31, 2011
Happy Halloween!
What's Halloween without pumpkins? It's that time of the year again for ghosts and goblins to take to the streets. Starting last Friday, I saw…
October 17, 2011
The latest update to Next Bus is live
The updatd Next Bus map show bus stops as "T"s and allows you to search any bus stop by clicking onto it. You might have already noticed a…
October 14, 2011
Friday Fun Poll: What motivates how you spend most of your time on transit?
This is a follow up to the "How do you spend most of your time on transit?" poll conducted on the blog in September. Now that we know what Buzzer…
October 13, 2011
How to take your bike on the bus
http://youtu.be/M9Q9YXEm8s0 I remember the first time I took my bike on the bus. It was years ago. I was on the 99 B-Line, and a lot of people were…
