May 21, 2010
Important: Dunsmuir St bus stops east of Howe to be discontinued, Mon May 24
A map of the Dunsmuir Street bike lane, from the City of Vancouver. The City of Vancouver has just approved a dedicated bike lane for Dunsmuir…
May 21, 2010
Come hear me talk about the Buzzer with the Vancouver Historical Society, Thu May 27
The Buzzer logo from 1936! The Vancouver Historical Society has kindly invited me to give a talk about the Buzzer next week, on Thursday May 27! If…
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 11, 2010
Notes from the TransLink AGM aboard the SeaBus
Dale Parker, TransLink Board Chair, welcomes everyone to the TransLink AGM this morning. We held our annual general meeting (AGM) aboard our newest…
May 6, 2010
Links and tidbits, Thursday May 6
The B.C. Electric transit call centre in 1959, out at Oakridge Transit Centre. Tidbits and links! If you have any to suggest, or a photo to showcase…
May 6, 2010
Book fair at the BC Historical Federation conference
The BC Historical Federation's Annual Conference focuses on transportation this year. There's a book fair open to the public on Friday! It turns out…
May 5, 2010
Guest post: Vancouver transit and art in the Capilano Calendar series
Train 118, by Mika Joronen. Photo from the Capilano Calendar site. Here's a follow-up guest post by Jason Vanderhill, an avid artist and…
May 4, 2010
Key TransLink news items from the past few weeks
One of the 48 new Mark II SkyTrains we acquired starting in 2009. In the past few weeks, a number of TransLink news releases have gone out with some…
April 30, 2010
Jeff Busby, manager of project planning, explains the goals of the UBC Line consultation
Jeff Busby, manager of project planning at TransLink Since last week, we’ve been listening to your thoughts on rapid transit to UBC. But judging by…
April 29, 2010
Links and tidbits for Thursday, April 29
Two TransLink staff were out on the morning of Thursday, April 22, letting people know about the UBC Line consultation! Another week, another tidbits…
April 23, 2010
A roundup of UBC Line blog posts and articles
The Express display on a 99 B-Line. Go go B-Line go! Quite a number of blogs, forums and articles are talking about the UBC Line Rapid Transit Study…
April 23, 2010
Come to our Annual General Meeting… on the SeaBus! – Tue May 11
We're having a floating Annual General Meeting this year! Yep, we got creative with our venue --- please join us on the new SeaBus on Tuesday, May…
April 22, 2010
Happy Earth Day 2010!
These riders are on a zero-emission trolley! Just a quick shoutout to our favourite planet today! As you all know, travelling on transit, cycling,…
April 20, 2010
Amelia Shaw, our manager of public consultation, shares some background on the UBC Line process
Amelia Shaw, TransLink’s manager of public consultation As you may know, we’ve launched the next phase of our public consultation on the UBC Line, or…
April 13, 2010
CMBC wants your thoughts on bus service for an international comparison survey
One of CMBC's many trolleys! So Coast Mountain Bus Company, our subsidiary providing bus service in Metro Vancouver, is also a member of the…