December 17, 2010
Buzzer blogger away Mon Dec 20, back Tue Jan 4
Just a note to say I will be away on holiday starting Monday December 20, 2010! A few scheduled posts will go up in my absence, and I’ll be back to…
December 15, 2010
En Route: an exhibition of (transit!) paintings by Jessica Gabriel
Seabus Night View by Jessica Gabriel (6' x 4.5' oil, mixed media, carving on board) Just wanted to draw your attention to En Route, artist Jessica…
December 14, 2010
Holiday gift ideas for transit fans 2010
Last year, I did a short list of gift ideas for transit fans and thought I'd update it for 2010! As you can imagine, in my line of work, I tend to…
December 8, 2010
Our Twitter pilot: a great success so far!
Update, February 11, 2011: Yay: our Twitter pilot has been permanently extended! Update, February 1, 2011: The Twitter pilot has been extended to the…
December 3, 2010
2010 holiday parade reroutes for the weekend, Dec 4-5
Our reindeer bus, photographed by David Lam! Click the picture to see David's full gallery of reindeer bus photos. Santa will be busy for the next…
December 2, 2010
Links and tidbits for Thu Dec 2
Tidbits and links rounded up about transportation in the past week. These are fun. I promise. The video above is a very cool photo montage of a…
November 30, 2010
Recaptcha!
A screenshot of our new Recaptcha spam catcher, now installed on the blog! When the blog got its redesign in June 2010, it included a captcha, or a…
November 29, 2010
Winter bus service changes coming on Mon Dec 13, 2010
The reindeer bus is out and about for 2010! Photo thanks to David Lam. (Click the picture to see his full Reindeer Bus gallery!) Our regular winter…
November 19, 2010
Poll results: 86% line up at the bus stop, not the nearby shelter
In last week's fun poll, I asked whether you lined up at the bus shelter, or at the actual bus stop. There were 169 votes in the poll, and the vast…
November 19, 2010
Away Nov 19 and 22, back Tuesday
Just a note to say I will be away on Friday Nov 19 and Monday Nov 22! A few scheduled posts will go up in my absence, and I’ll be back to answer your…
November 18, 2010
CUTA 2010: electronic fare systems session
Title slide for the electronic fare systems session TransLink is hosting the 2010 Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) fall conference this…
November 15, 2010
CUTA 2010: Transit Oriented Development and Land Use Policies
The moderator for the Transit-Oriented Development session As mentioned, the Canadian Urban Transit Association's 2010 fall conference is in…
November 12, 2010
Reporting from the Canadian Urban Transit Association 2010 fall conference!
Just a quick heads up that I'm at the Canadian Urban Transit Association 2010 fall conference this week! TransLink is hosting the conference at the…
November 12, 2010
Links and tidbits for Fri Nov. 12
I support alternative transportation! And yes, that extends to brooms :) Taken by donnamatrix and used with permission! Just a couple of tidbits and…
November 10, 2010
Remembrance Day 2010 holiday service and parade reroutes
A reminder that it is Remembrance Day on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, so all transit services will run on a Sunday/holiday schedule. There will be no…
