March 23, 2010
Pre-paid fares increase on April 1
Pre-paid fare increases taking effect on April 1, 2010. Click for a much larger version! Well, there’s no easy way to say this, but the cost of most…
March 19, 2010
Last chance to ride the Olympic Line this weekend
The Olympic Line Streetcar, photographed on opening day, January 21, 2010. Just a heads up: the Olympic Line demonstration streetcar will wrap up its…
March 18, 2010
Reminder: transit fan trip on an Orion I bus, Sat March 20
The Orion I bus from West Vancouver Transit. Photo by David Lam. Just wanted to bump this item up in case you were thinking of attending (and also…
March 16, 2010
Jesse Williams: Buzzer illustrator interview!
Jesse Williams and his illustration for the March 2010 Buzzer! Once again, here's an interview with the illustrator behind the latest Buzzer cover.…
March 11, 2010
Downtown Vancouver in 1981 and today
A look at downtown Vancouver near B.C. Place from the Vancouver Lookout, on Wednesday February 17. During the Games, I posted photos of downtown…
March 8, 2010
Monday fun draw: win a prize pack with Olympic stuff from YVR!
An Olympic-themed gift basket from YVR, glamourously photographed in our offices. Argh---I meant to post this on Friday but my scheduling didn't…
March 2, 2010
Another round of links about the Games and transportation
Look at all those Games buses at UBC! Taken Monday, Feb 22 -- click for a larger version. I keep finding links! So here's some more stuff for you.…
March 1, 2010
Photos from transit on the last day of the Games
Well, what better way to start this post than with a video of O Canada sung on transit? Many people have reported others singing our national anthem…
February 28, 2010
A few reflections as we come to the end of the Games
Busy crowds at Richmond-Brighouse Station on Friday, February 19. This is mildly off-topic (or is it?), but I wanted to share a few personal…
February 27, 2010
A visit to the Richmond stations and King Edward, Saturday February 27
Crowds using the ticket machines at Bridgeport Station. I've spent a lot of time looking at the downtown Vancouver stations lately, so I thought I'd…
February 26, 2010
The host command centre: supporting our transit hosts out on the street
The host command centre at Commercial-Broadway Station The door to the host command centre in Commercial-Broadway Station. Tucked away in a tiny room…
February 26, 2010
The medal for hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics
The front of the 1948 gold medal for hockey at the Winter Olympics. Well, this is a bit off-topic but still neat. My colleague Drew Snider from the…
February 25, 2010
Our customer call centre sets their own Games records
The call centre is filled with Olympic spirit: it's been decorated with Canadian flags, photos of Olympic athletes, pictures, posters, and useful…
February 24, 2010
A talk with an Olympic Line streetcar driver
Matthew Laird, a driver on the Olympic Line demonstration streetcar! I went down to visit the Olympic Line demonstration streetcar over the weekend,…
February 23, 2010
A dispatch from Yaletown-Roundhouse
TransLink transit hosts Sze Wan and Raymond, in front of Yaletown-Roundhouse Station. Sze-Wan, a TransLink staffer and transit host down at…
