January 22, 2010
Olympic travel tips: a guide to recognizing your transit staff
For those who might be in our region for the first time during the Olympics, here’s a short series of tips to help you get on your way. (If you do…
January 18, 2010
Links post for Monday
Here’s a roundup of some transport-related links that you might like – so much is happening right now owing to the Olympics, plus people have sent…
December 9, 2009
Bus service changes coming December 14: new 99 B-Line stops and more
The 99's getting two new stops this December! Just a few bus service changes are coming on Monday, December 14, but they do include four highlights…
August 26, 2009
Podcast: Angus McIntyre celebrates 40 years as a driver
Angus McIntyre celebrated 40 years as a bus driver on Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Transit operator Angus McIntyre celebrated 40 years of driving…
July 10, 2009
The Buzzer rides the Canada Line!
Wow --- I got to ride the Canada Line today! We've only just recently been able to arrange a tour, so here I am with lots of photo and video to…
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 15, 2009
Buzzer in Chicago: tidbits about the conference and Chicago transit
The APTA rail conference registration sign in the Chicago Hilton. I’m currently in the registration room, promoting Vancouver’s 2010 conference to…
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…
May 4, 2009
Transit on film: Paycheck
All right, for Monday, here's a fun item to start your week off. Paycheck wasn't exactly Ben Affleck's finest two hours on film (that was Gigli,…
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…
February 26, 2009
I Love Transit Week essay: Dave Olson
For I Love Transit Week, I'm happy to share a contribution from Dave Olson, who is a prolific and talented local writer, podcaster, poet, Canucks…
February 25, 2009
I Love Transit Week essay: John Calimente on exploring cities via transit
For I Love Transit Week, I'm happy to present an essay from John Calimente, who writes the TransitFan column over at Regarding Place. It's about…
December 8, 2008
Our 2009 budget and capital plan
The 2009 budget will support many major initiatives that are reaching completion, such as the 48 new SkyTrain cars set to arrive next year. Our 2009…
November 28, 2008
Profile: the transit fans behind the Trans-Vancouver bus photo archive
Chris Cassidy, George Prior, and David Lam, the photographers behind Trans-Vancouver. (They're wearing orange vests because the docks made us all…
