December 12, 2008
Snow updates on Youtube
Due to all the snow, our media relations department is trying something new today -- updates via Youtube for the media. Check out our latest second…
December 8, 2008
Retired trolleys make their way to Mendoza
One of our retired trolleys on a flatbed truck, arriving in Guaymallen, Argentina en route to Mendoza. Thanks to the kindness of Jorge Luis Guevara,…
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…
December 5, 2008
Christmas parade reroutes this weekend
The Canada Line float from last year's Rogers Santa Claus Parade. This year, there will be a Canada Line float and a TransLink bus in the parade! No…
December 3, 2008
The retired trolleys arrive in Chile!
The retired New Flyer trolleys, being offloaded at the docks in San Antonio, Chile. After 20+ days at sea aboard the ship Wisdom, the retired…
December 2, 2008
Police dogs, text-message crime reporting: SkyTrain ramps up security measures based on new research
Doug Kelsey and Ward Clapham at the press conference, held at Broadway Station today. We held a press conference at Broadway Station today about new…
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…
November 27, 2008
Version 1.1 of TransLink’s iPhone App is now out
The updated iPhone app features Google Maps integration! Hey, version 1.1 of TransLink’s iPhone app is now available! Version 1.1 is both an update…
November 25, 2008
A visit to the Lost Property Office
The Lost Property Office, located in a corner of Stadium Station. Regular readers will remember that I did a story on the Lost Property Office in the…
November 21, 2008
Burnaby Santa Claus Parade reroutes on Saturday
Watch out for a Burnaby bus reroute on Saturday: the #106 will be rerouted due to the Burnaby Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 22. See the customer…
November 20, 2008
More photos of the Canada Line’s trial run with passengers
A Canada Line train approaches YVR Station, carrying its first passengers from Bridgeport Station on a Nov. 12 trial run. Here's a follow-up to an…
November 19, 2008
A visit from UCLA and Toyota
Aaron Cohen, a strategic planning administrator for Toyota, joined 25 UCLA students on a trip to study Vancouver's architecture and transportation…
November 14, 2008
Commentary on this morning’s Province article on TransLink salaries
This morning, the top story in the Province newspaper was all about the salaries of TransLink executives and the increases they've seen in recent…
November 12, 2008
Canada Line carries its first passengers on a trial run
The Canada Line train approaches Vancouver International Airport Station. The Canada Line took its first passengers on a trial run from Bridgeport…
November 10, 2008
Remembrance Day service and parade reroutes
Just a reminder that on Remembrance Day tomorrow, all transit services will run on a Sunday/holiday schedule. There are also Remembrance Day…