Tim Choi writes in about transit in Istanbul

The Taksim bus loop in Istanbul! Photo by Tim Choi. Reader Tim Choi sent in this dispatch about transit in Istanbul, and I thought it made a good…


The Central Valley Greenway turns one year old

A section of the Central Valley Greenway in Vancouver. In June, another of our initiatives turned one---the Central Valley Greenway (CVG)! If you…


Links and tidbits for Thu Sept 23

A new round of tidbits and links about transportation! If you have any items to suggest, or a photo to showcase on these posts, e-mail me at…


Tips for smooth travel during the first weeks of September

Update: I've pulled the videos down as Reva has raised a couple of questions about privacy in the comments. Let me investigate and see if I can get…


Links and tidbits for Wed Aug 25

Tidbits and links! If you have any to suggest, or a photo to showcase on these posts, e-mail me at thebuzzer@translink.ca. I’m especially in need of…


Open houses for New Westminster Community Shuttle service changes, Tue Aug 31

The C3, C4, and C8 reroute maps. Click to see a much larger version. As part of our September 2010 service changes, there will be changes to the…


Frequent transit service maps: a suggested map from David M

A frequent transit map drawn by David M. Click for a larger version! Inspired by from Jarrett Walker's two discussions last week, David M put…


Trolley service returns to Granville Mall on Tue Sept 7

Click the image to see a large version of this map! After four years of detours, trolley buses will return to Granville Mall on Tuesday, September…


A field guide to transit debates: notes from Jarrett Walker’s talk, Wed Aug 4

Jarrett Walker at the start of his SFU Harbour Centre talk on August 4, 2010. Jarrett Walker week continues with my summary from last night's talk!…


Jarrett Walker talks to our staff about public transport branding (and more!)

Title slide from Jarrett Walker's lunchtime talk at TransLink. Jarrett Walker It's going to be an impromptu Jarrett Walker week here at the Buzzer…


Tidbits and links for Thursday, July 29

My sister sent me this photo she took of some rather positive bus graffiti she spotted in London, England. Tidbits and links! If you have any to…


Reminder: Celebration of Light transit service, Wed July 28 and Sat July 31

Fireworks from the Celebration of Light Just a reminder that the Celebration of Light fireworks festival is on tonight, Wednesday July 28, and the…


Transit service to the Celebration of Light: July 21, 24, 28 and 31

The annual Celebration of Light fireworks display will be held in downtown Vancouver on July 21, 24, 28, and 31! As usual, we’ll be boosting…


I Love Transit Week 2010: Briana Tomkinson on resisting the call of the car

The SkyTrain crosses the SkyBridge from New Westminster to Surrey. It’s I Love Transit Week from July 12-16 — because even though there's things we…


I Love Transit Week 2010: an interview with Jarrett Walker from Human Transit

It’s I Love Transit Week from July 12-16 — because even though there's things we don't like about transit, there's much we do like! All week I’ll be…


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