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.…
April 3, 2009
Friday fun poll: have you ever talked to a transit crush?
Last week, I ran a poll asking if you had a secret friend on transit: somebody you see on transit all the time, but never talk to. And after 118…
April 2, 2009
Broadway Station construction update for March-April 2009
Steel support framework is now up on the west wall. The framework will hold the glass walls when they are finally installed. Here's the third update…
March 26, 2009
Be Part of the Plan: join our discussion site about our transportation future
Check it out, yo—we’ve launched a new discussion website at BePartofthePlan.ca! The website is basically the starting point for a conversation about…
March 24, 2009
A short history of interurbans in the Lower Mainland
The very first interurban on the Burnaby Lake line, leaving New Westminster. (Item 166-001, from the Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives…
March 23, 2009
Rail Talk #2 with SkyTrain CEO Doug Kelsey
Check out the second series of Rail Talk videos with Doug Kelsey, SkyTrain’s president and CEO. Rail Talk is a series of candid question and answer…
March 20, 2009
Friday fun poll: do you exit then reboard a transit vehicle to let others off?
Last week I asked whether you preferred holding onto metal bars or hanging straps when balancing on a bus. And after 152 votes, metal bars are the…
March 17, 2009
The March Buzzer is out!
The March 2009 Buzzer is now on all our buses, SeaBus, SkyTrain, and West Coast Express! (Sorry for the late notification -- I should have written…
March 16, 2009
A closer look at the LEGO model of King Edward Station
King Edward Station from the Canada Line, modeled in LEGO by Dan Emerson. Photo by Sandy Webster. As you may know already, Science World is currently…
March 13, 2009
Friday fun poll: do you hang onto the bars or the straps?
Earlier this week, I asked where you like to sit on the SeaBus. After 58 votes, facing forward was the clear winner -- 81 per cent liked facing…
