June 9, 2009
Local band spotlight: The B-Lines
The B-Lines playing the Cobalt on May 8. Left to right we have Scotty Colin on Guitar, Ryan Dyck on vocals, Bruce Dyck on drums and Adam Fothergill…
June 5, 2009
Friday fun poll: if you already have a seat, do you jump to a more empty seat if it becomes available?
If you like, you can skip to the end of this post to answer the empty seat poll. Results from last poll: signalling to a driver that you don't want…
May 29, 2009
Friday fun poll: how do you signal that you don’t want a bus to pick you up?
If you like, you can skip to the end of this post to answer the signalling poll. Results from last poll: falling asleep and missing your stop Last…
May 29, 2009
Templeton Station photos from the Canada Line open house
Templeton Station, taken from the north end. Click for a larger version! Well, the Templeton Station open house was yesterday, and lots of us have…
May 27, 2009
Sneak peek of Templeton Station on the Canada Line — Thu. May 28, 2pm-7pm
Templeton Station on Sea Island (near the airport). Photo by Tafyrn Palecloud. InTransit BC is hosting an open house to see inside Templeton Station…
May 22, 2009
Friday fun poll: have you ever fallen asleep and missed your stop?
If you like, you can skip to the end of this post to answer the sleeping on transit poll. Results from last poll: running for boarding transit…
May 15, 2009
Some fun links!
A few fun links have crossed my desk today, so I thought I'd put a post up to share. Seattle's Bus Chick recently wrote a blog post about how much…
May 11, 2009
Transit on film: Seat Ibiza car commercial
Here's a commercial for a Spanish compact car Seat Ibiza, shot partly on a Mark I SkyTrain at Waterfront Station in 2006. First, I don't speak…
May 6, 2009
Improved interiors for the new SkyTrain cars!
The new SkyTrain car, sitting on the Stadium Station side track. Finally, I’m able to share info about the improved interiors for our new SkyTrain…
May 1, 2009
Friday fun poll: eye contact on transit
If you like, you can skip to the end of this post to answer the eye contact poll. Results from last poll: saying thank you to transit operators…
May 1, 2009
Our retired trolleys make their official debut in Mendoza, Argentina
The governor of the Province of Mendoza, Celso Alejandro Jaque. Photo by Jorge Luis Guevara. Twenty-five of our retired trolleys were officially put…
April 29, 2009
Fleet Overhaul Series, Part 5 of 6: The warehouse and more
This is the fifth in a six-part series about Fleet Overhaul, the vehicle maintenance centre down at Burnaby Transit Centre. (Check out the earlier…
April 24, 2009
Friday fun poll: do you usually call out thank you to your bus driver?
If you like, you can skip to the end of this post to answer the "thank you" poll. Results from last poll: best ways to pass time on transit Here's…
April 20, 2009
CMBC has a Twitter account!
I'm back! And here's a little post to tide you over while I get my content sorted out for the week. The communications department at the Coast…
April 9, 2009
Thursday fun poll: what’s the best way to pass time on transit?
Since we all have the day off tomorrow, the weekly poll is a day early today! Last week I asked if you had ever talked to your crush on transit.…
