October 26, 2012
More trips in Metro Vancouver, and more bike and take transit: initial findings from our 2011 trip diary survey
People in Metro Vancouver are taking more trips in a day, and are more often choosing transit and cycling. So says the early results from our 2011…
October 25, 2012
How TransLink melds cycling into our transit system: a Streetfilms video
Perfect Match: Metro Vancouver Melds Bikes and Transit from Streetfilms on Vimeo. We're happy to preseent "Perfect Match: Metro Vancouver Bikes and…
October 22, 2012
Accessible transit pilot at Joyce-Collingwood Bus Exchange
Check out the new tactile strips that have been installed to improve accessibility at bus stops! Last year, when I traveled the system with Richard…
October 18, 2012
Links & tidbits for October 18, 2012
Links and tidbits is our semi-regular roundup of interesting stuff around transportation from the last week or so. If you have links to contribute,…
October 16, 2012
The provincial audit of TransLink
This summer, the TransLink Board invited a provincial audit to help us find more efficiencies in how we run our transit system and our operations.…
October 12, 2012
Heads up: our 2013 base plan consultation ends today, Oct 12, at noon!
Cover of the draft 2013 Base Plan The consultation on our 2013 base transportation plan ends today, Friday October 12, at noon! So if you haven't…
October 11, 2012
Oliver McTavish-Wisden: October Buzzer illustrator interview
Oliver and his illustration for the October 2012 Buzzer! As promised when we wrote about the October 2012 buzzer last week, you can now download the…
October 10, 2012
TransLink’s 2012 Sustainability Report: tracking our environmental performance and more
The cover for our 2012 sustainability report. Hey! Eagle eyes may have noticed that our 2012 Sustainability Report is now completed and on our…
October 4, 2012
Notes from the SFU City Conversation about TransLink funding
The SFU City Conversation panel discussion on transit funding in Metro Vancouver. As previously mentioned, I attended the SFU City Conversations talk…
October 4, 2012
True or false: It costs the same to run a bus no matter its route or location. Marisa Espinosa gives us the answer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8TWgXqh9Hg Our latest instalment of the draft 2013 Base Plan videos is about the cost of running a bus. Jhen and I…
October 3, 2012
Links & tidbits for October 3, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=boiQKDHq7nk Here's a local video that can only be described as cute and enthusiastic!…
October 3, 2012
SFU City Conversations talk about TransLink funding, Thu Oct 4
Hey! Sorry for the short notice, but SFU is holding a City Conversations lunchtime talk tomorrow about transit funding that might be of interest to…
October 2, 2012
Look: we’ve got our APTA 2012 awards!
Our 2012 APTA AdWheel awards! As mentioned before, we won three 2012 APTA AdWheel Awards---and we finally picked them up in person! The AdWheel…
October 2, 2012
The TransLink website is getting updated on October 9, 2012
You'll see a different looking translink.ca come October 9, 2012! TransLink’s tireless web team is always looking for new ways of helping you…
September 27, 2012
True or false: Most of TransLink’s revenue comes from fares
TransLink ticket vending machine We've got another poll for Buzzer blog readers to take today. True or false: Most of TransLink's revenue comes from…
