June 18, 2009
Buzzer in Chicago: Six hours, 10 trains, 11 trips—looping the loop in Chicago!
The map of our 6h train tour around Chicago. Click to see it in detail. What do transportation professionals do for fun? A six-hour train trip on…
June 16, 2009
Buzzer in Chicago: TransLink presents at the conference, plus updates on other light rail lines
Cloud Gate in Millennium Park (also known as the bean). Just thought I’d kick this post off with a picture of something that isn’t a train or in a…
June 16, 2009
10-Year Plan workshops in White Rock tonight, Burnaby tomorrow, North Van Thursday
Yikes---in all the Chicago/Golden Ears excitement I have been remiss in reminding you guys about the 10-Year Plan workshops in your area! So here's…
June 12, 2009
The Buzzer blogs from Chicago next week!
The Buzzer will be blogging from Chicago next week! Heads up: next week, I'll be blogging from the American Public Transportation Association's rail…
June 11, 2009
A tour of the Central Valley Greenway: a major new bike and walking path through three municipalities!
A section of the Central Valley Greenway in New Westminster. I don’t know if you know about this, but after more than six years of development, the…
June 11, 2009
Try out a public bike share system in Vancouver this weekend!
The Bixi bike share system in Montreal. The City of Vancouver is trying the same self-serve bike rental system this weekend. Drop by Science World…
June 10, 2009
Olympic mascots take over transit
Miga and Quatchi behind the wheel of a bus. Miga and Quatchi, two of the Olympic mascots, were caught on transit at an event a few days ago! I don't…
June 8, 2009
The Coast Mountain bus roadeo was on this weekend!
Carmen Chai from the Province drives the bus roadeo course -- oops, a few cones have been knocked over! Photo by David Lam. Coast Mountain Bus…
June 8, 2009
Reminder: Get your feedback in at BePartofthePlan!
Just want to keep reminding you to go over to BePartofthePlan.ca and give us your thoughts on the 10-Year Plan options we're presenting. The…
June 3, 2009
More details about the Golden Ears Bridge celebration on June 14!
The Golden Ears Bridge! Here's a few more details about the Golden Ears Bridge celebration on Sunday, June 14---two days before the bridge officially…
June 2, 2009
BePartofthePlan.ca relaunches for our 10-Year plan consultation
Hey everyone: we've relaunched BePartofthePlan.ca, our online consultation website! As I explained before, BePartofthePlan.ca was scheduled for a…
June 1, 2009
Livability Forum kicks off public consultation on our 10-Year Plan
A group at the Livability Forum plays It's Your Move, the consultation exercise board game. We held a Livability Forum this morning in downtown…
May 27, 2009
Tom Prendergast editorial in the Vancouver Sun
Just a quick note: our CEO Tom Prendergast has an editorial in the Vancouver Sun today. It's another good introduction to our transportation…
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 5, 2009
Bike to Work Week 2009 gets rolling on Monday, May 11
Try cycling to work during Bike to Work Week, which launches its 2009 edition on Monday, May 11! Sign up a team online, and win prizes for…
