January 20, 2009
Transit update, 10am
SkyTrain Reports are that it looks like a regular day on SkyTrain now – crowds are dissipating. Again, bikes are not permitted on the trains at this…
January 20, 2009
Pattullo Bridge update for Tuesday
(Youtube clip is from yesterday evening - Ken Hardie is doing the voiceover.) BRIDGE WORK Demolition work on the compromised portion of the bridge…
January 19, 2009
SkyTrain service for tomorrow morning
Just a heads up: tomorrow morning the first train heading west (to Waterfront) from King George Station will be at 4:30 AM. The first trains heading…
January 19, 2009
Pattullo Bridge update at 2:30 p.m.
Here's the latest as of 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 19: Status of the Bridge: Met with contractor to deal with asbestos removal of 60 feet of asphalt Creosote…
January 19, 2009
Pattullo Bridge closure – bridge status and travel info
(Video above from TransLink's Youtube info stream, posted at 8pm yesterday. Ken Hardie is doing the voiceover.) As you most likely have heard by…
January 16, 2009
Profile: Tafyrn & Seamora Palecloud, Canada Line construction photographers
A double rainbow over the Canada Line's Operations and Maintenance Centre --- one of the many fabulous photos found at Canada Line Photography. For…
January 13, 2009
Regional Commissioner approves TransLink’s customer survey and complaints processes, with conditions attached
Martin Crilly, TransLink's Regional Transportation Commissioner, plays an independent advisory and approval role in TransLink's governance…
January 9, 2009
Downtown Vancouver reroutes for Monday
Just a heads up about Monday, Jan. 12 reroutes owing to Canada Line construction in downtown Vancouver. Bus service will be re-routed off Hastings…
January 8, 2009
New federal funding helps expand our fleet and service!
Stockwell Day, Canada's Minister of Public Safety, gets behind the wheel of one of our low-floor diesel buses. Minister Day attended our event on…
January 8, 2009
Rainfall warning continues: some detours being made
Well, if you hadn't heard already, weather related problems and flooding may cause problems thoughout the Lower Mainland today. So far, just a few…
January 7, 2009
Well, if it’s not snowing, it’s flooding. How does this affect transit?
(Watch the clip to hear Drew Snider give an update on transit service from 7:15 a.m. -- or just read below.) As many of you might have heard by now,…
January 5, 2009
Hello 2009! Er… why is the snow still here?
The packed walkway between Commercial and Broadway Stations. Happy new year to you all on our first day back from Christmas holidays! It's a busy…
December 28, 2008
Public art hits the road on Main Street
The two sides of the afghan-wrapped articulated trolley that will be travelling the #3 route. (Click for a larger version!) Note: I'm still on…
December 19, 2008
I’m away until Mon Jan. 5
Just a quick note to remind you that I'm away for Christmas holidays, returning on Monday, Jan. 5. So you don't get a crazy serving of spam comments…
December 18, 2008
The retired trolleys on Argentinian TV!
Jorge Luis Guevara, our indefatigable friend from the transit agency in Mendoza, Argentina, sent along this clip of our trolleybuses on Argentinian…
