May 15, 2012
New wayfinding signage is going up around the region
Old and new bus stop signs in North Vancouver. You can hardly see the old sign! Astute riders may have noticed some new signage up at bus stops and…
May 7, 2012
New legislation introduced to better enforce fare evasion fines, plus a few more items
Buy a ticket to board the system, yo! Hey! The Province is introducing new legislation today, giving TransLink powers to enforce fares, impose and…
May 4, 2012
The May 2012 Buzzer and Ed Appleby: Buzzer illustrator interview
This month's illustration and the illustrator. It's the first Friday of the month and that means a new issue of the Buzzer is out! The main…
April 22, 2012
Earth Day 2012
Happy Earth Day, everyone! Our diesel consumption is going down while our ridership is increasing. Public transit can be a great way to cut down on…
April 19, 2012
The April 2012 Buzzer and Mark Atomos Pilon: Buzzer illustrator interview
Illustration and illustrator Another month, another Buzzer newsletter. This month's issue came out last Friday and was devoted primarily to April…
April 11, 2012
The Commissioner’s review and planning for the future
How public transit is funded is an important topic and one we don’t usually talk much about on the Buzzer. In January, TransLink’s Regional…
March 19, 2012
Links & Tidbits for March 19, 2012
http://youtu.be/n-AbPav5E5M The intersections in Holland look a little different than they do here. I spot only a handful of personal vehicles in two…
March 12, 2012
The March 2012 Buzzer and Andy Dixon: Buzzer illustrator interview
Andy and his vivid drawing of transit in Steveston The cover of the latest issue. If you're taking transit, make sure to pick up the new March…
February 24, 2012
Predictive departure times for real-time Next Bus
This is one internal beta version for predictive bus departure times in map view. In simple terms, the main question that the new TransLink…
February 20, 2012
The New Pattullo Bridge – we want to hear from you!
The existing (old) Pattullo Bridge Back in July 31, 2008, TransLink's Board of Directors decided the Pattullo Bridge (built in 1937) needed to be…
February 8, 2012
The costs of fare evasion
A Transit Police Officer and SkyTrain Attendant at work Fare evasion is one of those perennial themes I come across when I scan our Twitter channel,…
January 31, 2012
2012 Metro Vancouver Urban Futures Opinion Survey
http://youtu.be/RxIY2jzUo-M Ken Cameron, past Manager of Policy and Planning with the Greater Vancouver Regional District and a member of the…
January 27, 2012
North Shore Area Transit Plan
The longer I spend at TransLink, the more I realize how much work is put towards planning for the future of transit. Besides the day-to-day…
January 26, 2012
First contracts awarded for the construction of the Evergreen Line
Mayor Richard Walton, the Honourable James Moore, Minister Blair Lekstrom, and the Honourable Denis Lebel at yesterday's announcement It's been a…
January 11, 2012
Burnaby Mountain Gondola Business Case
Cover page of the Burnaby Mountain Gondola Business Case and Alternatives Assessment The business case and alternatives assessments for the Burnaby…
