October 18, 2010
Contest inspiration: fare card names from other places
In the naming contest post from last week, Chris passed on this handy list of fare card names from other places! I took a look through the list and…
October 15, 2010
TransLink to proceed with public consultation on proposed supplement
A quick but important note: the following media release went out today on behalf of our Board. TransLink to proceed with public consultation on…
October 15, 2010
The Downtown Historic Railway opens Sat Oct 16, 2010
Good news: the Downtown Historic Railway is back on track and will open at noon on Saturday, October 16, 2010! The Railway runs two restored…
October 14, 2010
Tidbits and links for Thu Oct 14
Freeloading varmints trying to hitch a ride at Stanley Park! This hilarious picture was snapped by David Lam. Tidbits and links about transportation!…
October 8, 2010
On Evergreen Line funding and more: TransLink’s potential 2011 supplemental plan
A slide highlighting TransLink's priorities, from the presentation given to councillors and mayors on Thursday, October 7, 2010. Yesterday, TransLink…
October 8, 2010
The October 2010 Buzzer is now out!
The October 2010 Buzzer is now on board all buses, SeaBus, SkyTrain, and West Coast Express! This issue is super exciting—it focuses on the…
October 7, 2010
Ride-Share Week: how ridesharing works for Kodak’s employees
Geof Cryer, Health, Safety and Environment Manager for Kodak! For this year’s Ride-Share Week, I thought it might be neat to see how some businesses…
October 6, 2010
The Buzzer blog turns two!
Happy birthday to the Buzzer blog! Can you believe the blog is two years old today? It seems like just yesterday that I was anxiously drafting a…
October 6, 2010
TransLink Ride-Share Week update
Ride-Share Rick! A quick update on Ride-Share Week! Just wanted to make sure you knew that Vancouver Is Awesome is doing a Ride-Share Week contest,…
October 6, 2010
SkyTrain extends morning rush hour service to give cyclists a break
This just in: SkyTrain is going to extend its rush hour service in the morning to allow more cyclists to board! The extended service started this…
October 5, 2010
Ride-Share Week: Carolyn’s real-life ridesharing story
Carolyn Reitzel, using another transportation alternative! For this year’s Ride-Share Week, Carolyn Reitzel has kindly agreed to share her…
September 29, 2010
Tim Choi writes in about transit in Istanbul
The Taksim bus loop in Istanbul! Photo by Tim Choi. Reader Tim Choi sent in this dispatch about transit in Istanbul, and I thought it made a good…
September 23, 2010
Links and tidbits for Thu Sept 23
A new round of tidbits and links about transportation! If you have any items to suggest, or a photo to showcase on these posts, e-mail me at…
September 14, 2010
Links and tidbits for Tue Sept 14
T is for Transit! Gorgeous photo by jmv. I'm back and slowly returning to the swing of things---there's some long-term, non-blog projects I'm working…
August 26, 2010
Two new West Coast Express train cars are here!
Our two new West Coast Express train cars! Two of our new West Coast Express (WCE) train cars are now here! We have seven of these train cars on…
