December 18, 2009
Friday fun post: share your top transit moments of the decade
If you like, skip to the end of this post to put in your top transit moments of the decade. Last week: do you usually talk to your transit operator?……
December 15, 2009
More gift ideas: Jason Vanderhill presents working papercraft SkyTrains!
Here's another transit holiday gift idea from Jason Vanderhill: a working train set, dressed up in papercraft to look like our SkyTrains! A video of…
December 14, 2009
Holiday gift ideas for transit fans
In my line of work, I tend to come across things that fans of transit might enjoy. So I thought I’d put together a list of transit gift ideas for the…
December 11, 2009
Friday fun post: do you usually talk to your transit operator?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to answer the chatting with your operator poll. Last week: ever been the only one on a transit vehicle?…
December 8, 2009
Abandon ship! BCIT video from last week’s SeaBus rescue exercise
BCIT just posted a video of the SeaBus abandon ship exercise last week! You can see the full post over at BCIT's blog. Scott McAlpine was the…
December 4, 2009
Friday fun post: ever been the only one on a transit vehicle?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to answer the solo on transit poll. Last week: are you the transit encyclopedia among your friends? Last…
December 4, 2009
2009 holiday parade reroutes for the weekend
The reindeer bus from Coast Mountain Bus Company! It will be in the Rogers Santa Claus Parade this Sunday, Dec. 6. (Photo by the indomitable David…
December 1, 2009
The new SeaBus does a rescue exercise!
The Burrard Pacific Breeze enters the west dock on the north terminal. I got to participate in a rescue exercise with the new SeaBus yesterday…
November 27, 2009
Friday fun post: are you the designated transit encyclopedia among your friends?
If you like, skip to the end of this post to answer the transit encyclopedia poll. Last week: are you bothered by cell phones on transit? Last…
November 20, 2009
A map of transit fare increases across Canada
View Canadian Transit: Fare Increases and Service Cuts in a larger map For some Friday food for thought, here's a map of the Canadian transit…
November 17, 2009
Justin Chen: Buzzer illustrator interview!
Justin Chen and his illustration. (Justin said he needs a haircut, so an illustrated self-portrait will have to suffice!) Continuing the fine…
November 10, 2009
Remembrance Day holiday service and parade reroutes
A reminder that on Remembrance Day tomorrow, all transit services will run on a Sunday/holiday schedule. AirCare facilities will also be closed on…
November 9, 2009
The conductorettes: the first women to drive transit in Vancouver
A group of 33 conductorettes posing in front of the 16th Avenue streetcar at Prior Street barns in 1944. They were at first issued skirts as part of…
November 6, 2009
Friday fun post: more 1937 trivia
If you like, skip to the end of this post to answer the second round of 1937 Buzzer trivia. Last week's post: ever forgotten to buy a FareCard at…
November 5, 2009
Bike to Work Week: an interview with bike mechanic Mike Grant
Mike Grant, bike mechanic from Edmonds Cycle, at the Bike to Work Week commuter station at Metrotown. For Bike to Work Week, I thought I’d talk to a…
