June 10, 2010
APTA Rail 2010: Integrating Passenger Facilities into the Community
Title slide from the presentation. Oooh! If you didn't know, TransLink is hosting the 2010 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) rail…
June 9, 2010
APTA Rail 2010: Rail project updates from various agencies
Lillian Hames from Sonoma Marin Area Rail (If you haven’t heard by now, TransLink is hosting the 2010 APTA rail conference this week! See the APTA…
June 8, 2010
APTA Rail 2010: It Takes a Region: Integrating rail investment in multimodal plans and programs
The multimodal planning discussion. "It Takes a Region: Integrating rail investment in multimodal plans and programs" had four speakers that included…
June 7, 2010
APTA Rail 2010: Canada Line session
The title slide from the Canada Line presentation. First, a note for students who are planning to attend this week: The Canada Line and SkyTrain…
June 4, 2010
Friday fun post: what do you do when waiting for transit?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to tell us what you do when waiting for transit. Last week ago: ever read what someone else is reading on…
June 3, 2010
A hands-on look at accessibility on buses
Julie from Access Transit tries getting on a trolley with a scooter at Vancouver Transit Centre, under the guidance of trainer Bert. The ramp from a…
June 2, 2010
Happy 94th birthday to the Buzzer!
Images of the Buzzer's first issue! At bottom right is a picture of the jitneys, private cars that competed with the streetcar system. Click for a…
May 31, 2010
How do you find a bus stop if you are visually impaired? Rob Sleath discusses Access Awareness Day and accessibility on transit
Rob Sleath, the chair of our Access Transit Users’ Advisory Committee It’s Access Awareness Day on Saturday, June 5, so I thought we'd take some time…
May 28, 2010
Friday fun post: ever read what someone else is reading on transit?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to tell us if you've ever read what someone else is reading on transit. Last week ago: where do you like to…
May 27, 2010
Post-secondary students get in free to the APTA rail conference, June 6-9
Your humble Buzzer editor manning the Vancouver 2010 booth at last year's APTA rail conference in Chicago. We're hosting the American Public…
May 27, 2010
Service changes at (and near) VCC-Clark Station for APTA Rail Rodeo, June 1-6
VCC-Clark Station! TransLink is hosting the 2010 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Rail Conference in June, and one of the big parts…
May 25, 2010
Angus McIntyre retires after 40 years behind the wheel
Longtime trolley driver Angus McIntyre will be retiring at the end of May! (We made sure to get the trolleys in the background of this picture :)…
May 19, 2010
Links and tidbits, Wed May 19
A 6-car Mark 1 train leaving Brentwood Station. Photo by DennisTT! Oof -- here's another round of tidbits and links. If you have any to suggest, or a…
May 13, 2010
Enter the Poetry in Transit contest this May!
The Poetry in Transit program launched its 2010 edition on April 28, and they're celebrating with a contest! Here's the details: To celebrate the…
May 7, 2010
Friday fun post: guess the year of this transit ticket
If you like, skip to the end of this post to guess the year of this transit ticket. From last week: where do you get your transit information? Last…