February 23, 2010
A dispatch from Yaletown-Roundhouse
TransLink transit hosts Sze Wan and Raymond, in front of Yaletown-Roundhouse Station. Sze-Wan, a TransLink staffer and transit host down at…
February 20, 2010
More Olympic and transportation links and tidbits
The N9, running its 24 hour service at 3 a.m. on Monday February 15! Sweet sassy molassy, there are way too many Olympic-slash-transportation links…
February 17, 2010
All aboard the West Coast Express (there’s extra trips for the Olympics)!
The 6 a.m. West Coast Express train parked at Mission City Station. I got up in the wee hours of Monday morning to ride the West Coast Express (WCE)…
February 17, 2010
A visit to the UBC bus loop
The crowds for UBC Thunderbird Arena, getting off the 99 at the UBC diesel bus loop. Last but not least, on Tuesday evening I visited the UBC bus…
February 15, 2010
Checking in with SeaBus, Mon Feb 15 at 10 a.m.
Transit host Vince helps out a customer. I checked in with staff over at SeaBus at around 10 a.m. this morning, just to see how things are going. It…
February 10, 2010
The Olympic torch runs through Aberdeen Station
The Olympic torchbearer heads up the escalator onto the train. Photo by Alex Dawson. Alex Dawson managed to catch some shots of the Olympic torch as…
February 5, 2010
Chloe Lan: Buzzer illustrator interview!
Chloe Lan and her illustration for the January/February Buzzer! Let's keep going with the fine tradition of interviewing our Buzzer illustrators!…
February 4, 2010
The Buzzer blog’s plan for the Games period
Yours truly, cycling the region to get you the inside scoop on transit and the Olympics. The Olympics will be on from February 12 to 28, and during…
February 2, 2010
A Buzzer blog iPhone app!
The Buzzer blog iPhone app! Wow – you can now download a Buzzer blog app for your iPhone, created by local developer Mark Larocque! Search for…
January 21, 2010
The Olympic Line streetcar makes its debut
My first day ride certificate! The Olympic Line streetcar launched today, and I went down to Olympic Village Station this morning to be a part of…
January 18, 2010
Links post for Monday
Here’s a roundup of some transport-related links that you might like – so much is happening right now owing to the Olympics, plus people have sent…
January 15, 2010
Friday fun poll: how long is your commute?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to take the poll about how long your commute takes. Last week: when did you start riding transit? Last…
January 4, 2010
Photos of the new SeaBus on its maiden voyage
I was away for the launch of the new SeaBus, the Burrard Pacific Breeze on December 23. However, several lucky blog readers made it on board and sent…
December 17, 2009
Adopt-a-Stop: a proposed user-created web app
Brainstorming for the Adopt-a-Stop web app. A few people have already caught onto this, but if you haven't heard yet, we've released our transit data…
December 4, 2009
2009 holiday parade reroutes for the weekend
The reindeer bus from Coast Mountain Bus Company! It will be in the Rogers Santa Claus Parade this Sunday, Dec. 6. (Photo by the indomitable David…
