July 31, 2009
Weekend transit service: extra SkyTrain service, Critical Mass, and B.C. Day info
A couple of things to be aware of for the weekend! Edit: Make sure you check the Alerts page for many more events besides the ones mentioned below,…
July 29, 2009
Reminder: transit service for the HSBC Celebration of Light, tonight and Saturday
With fireworks displays set for tonight and Saturday, here's a friendly reminder to check out my earlier post on transit service to the HSBC…
July 29, 2009
TransitDB: a prizewinning Vancouver transit website
Carson Lam, all dressed up for the Microsoft FTW Ultimate App Throwdown. At the end of June, UBC computer science student Carson Lam emerged…
July 24, 2009
Friday fun trivia: what years are these tickets are from?
If you like, you can skip to the end of this post to see some classic transit tickets and tell us what year they're from! Results from last poll: how…
July 22, 2009
Summer spot: the Main Street Farmers Market
The Main Street Farmers Market in Thornton Park, near Main Street SkyTrain Station! As you might recall, I wanted to do some posts highlighting…
July 21, 2009
Transit service to the HSBC Celebration of Light, Wed July 22
Fireworks from the HSBC Celebration of Light! We’ve scheduled service to help you get to and from the HSBC Celebration of Light fireworks festival on…
July 15, 2009
The Central Park Line: the very first interurban in greater Vancouver
A map of the Central Park Line, outlined on a 1936 Wrigley's transit map supplied by the Burnaby Village Museum. Today, I’m pleased to present a…
June 29, 2009
Canada Day celebrations and transit service
Canada Day revellers at Canada Place! (Thanks to Canada Place for the photo!) I'm still on holiday: this is a scheduled post! Canada Day is coming…
June 11, 2009
A tour of the Central Valley Greenway: a major new bike and walking path through three municipalities!
A section of the Central Valley Greenway in New Westminster. I don’t know if you know about this, but after more than six years of development, the…
June 10, 2009
Olympic mascots take over transit
Miga and Quatchi behind the wheel of a bus. Miga and Quatchi, two of the Olympic mascots, were caught on transit at an event a few days ago! I don't…
June 9, 2009
Local band spotlight: The B-Lines
The B-Lines playing the Cobalt on May 8. Left to right we have Scotty Colin on Guitar, Ryan Dyck on vocals, Bruce Dyck on drums and Adam Fothergill…
May 25, 2009
Golden Ears Bridge will officially open on June 16
The Golden Ears Bridge opens Tuesday, June 16! Our CEO Tom Prendergast announced the Golden Ears Bridge opening date this morning: Tuesday, June 16!…
May 25, 2009
Pattullo Bridge repaving work starts Sun May 31: means evening and weekend closures
A very important alert for all our customers who use the Pattullo Bridge. Repaving work will start on Sun May 31, which means the bridge will be…
May 22, 2009
Friday fun poll: have you ever fallen asleep and missed your stop?
If you like, you can skip to the end of this post to answer the sleeping on transit poll. Results from last poll: running for boarding transit…
April 30, 2009
Traffic and transit info for the BMO Vancouver Marathon on Sunday
The BMO Vancouver Marathon is coming up on Sunday, May 3, and here's some transportation info that you might find handy. First, traffic in Vancouver…
