April 30, 2009
A note about the H1N1 influenza
As everyone might be concerned about the H1N1 flu outbreak, I just wanted to draw your attention to the information alert on the TransLink Alerts…
April 30, 2009
Traffic and transit info for the BMO Vancouver Marathon on Sunday
The BMO Vancouver Marathon is coming up on Sunday, May 3, and here's some transportation info that you might find handy. First, traffic in Vancouver…
April 24, 2009
TransLink CEO talks about our 10-Year Plan with the Vancouver Sun
Our CEO Tom Prendergast, speaking with the Vancouver Sun editorial board, which you can see in this video. Our CEO Tom Prendergast went down to talk…
April 16, 2009
Sun Run service and reroutes for Sunday, April 19
Note: This is a scheduled post -- I'm still on vacation right now and will be back Monday, Apr. 20. Hop on transit to get to the Sun Run at 9 a.m.…
April 9, 2009
Vaisakhi parade reroutes for Sun Apr. 11
Surrey and Vancouver are hosting Vaisakhi parades on Sunday Apr. 11, and there will be bus reroutes to accommodate the celebration. Click the links…
April 7, 2009
Fleet Overhaul Series, Part 4: High-mileage vehicle repairs
After driving 800,000-900,000 kilometres, conventional and articulated buses get an overhaul at our vehicle maintenance centre, Fleet Overhaul. This…
April 1, 2009
TransLink turns 10!
Happy 10th birthday to TransLink! It's TransLink's tenth birthday today! And yes, it's funny that it lands on April 1, but we have some good company:…
March 26, 2009
Take transit to the Juno Awards
The Juno Awards are in town for four days (Thursday Mar. 26 to Sunday Mar. 29), and we'd just like to suggest taking transit to get to the…
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 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 10, 2009
Canada Line stations… in LEGO!
YVR Station, built in LEGO by the Vancouver LEGO Club! This model is now on display at Science World’s LEGO exhibition, Wheels, Wings and Waves—a…
March 2, 2009
Open houses for Waterfront Station hub, Thu Mar. 5 & Sat. Mar. 7
Here's the area around Waterfront Station that's being considered in these open houses. Come down to one of two open houses about the Waterfront…
February 27, 2009
Friday fun poll: do you try to stand up before you get to your stop?
Last Friday, I asked if you had given up your seat in the past month -- no judgment of course! We had 87 people answer, and the majority (72% - 63…
