Photo of the BC Transit Fraser Valley Express bus sitting out side of Lougheed Town Centre Station (Trevor Bodnar)

Taking transit to the Fraser Valley just got easier

BC Transit has extended the Fraser Valley Express bus route (66 FVX) into Burnaby. The 66 FVX will now travel to Lougheed Town Centre Station and bus…


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Take this bus and SkyTrain benchmarking survey before May 1

As part of the International Bus Benchmarking Group (IBBG) and CoMET and Nova, which measures the performance of larger transit agencies across the…


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Check out these transit-friendly stops in Metro Vancouver to see cherry blossoms

Spring has sprung and that means before you know it Metro Vancouver will be engulfed by an amazing array of cherry blossoms. Our streets, parks, and…


Which one of the 5 TransLink customer mindsets are you?

TransLink has launched a new Customer Experience Action Plan outlining how we can improve your ride, based on your needs. The reasons you take…


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How TransLink is improving customer service over the next 5 years

TransLink’s new Customer Experience Action Plan includes 40 major projects and initiatives to better serve the changing needs of customers over the…


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TransLink tests next generation of battery-electric buses

As part of our Climate Action Strategy, TransLink is replacing old diesel buses with battery-electric buses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…


The Shipyards District in North Vancouver

Take transit to: the Shipyards Festival

We're proud to sponsor the Shipyards Festival at Lower Lonsdale, a free event in North Vancouver this Saturday, September 25th. With live music,…


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Back Issues: The 99 B-Line launches on Sept. 3, 1996

The Buzzer has been published for more than 100 years! It’s one of the oldest publications in Metro Vancouver. In Back Issues, we comb through our…


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2020 in Review: How one bus operator helped save someone’s life

Mike McDaniel, President and General Manager of Coast Mountain Bus Company, shares how proud he is of transit workers. Mike applauds them for not…


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TransLink takes you to National Indigenous Peoples Day events

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day – a day recognizing and celebrating the cultures, contributions, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit,…


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Top 10 bus routes that drove us through the pandemic

There’s no denying that these past pandemic years have impacted transit ridership, and Metro Vancouver as a whole, in ways many of us have never seen…


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Transit-friendly ways to celebrate mom in Metro Vancouver

This Mother's Day you may have to dig deep to find a creative way to celebrate the mom in your life. Whether you're able to show your love and…


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May the 4th be with you – how we celebrate Star Wars

Happy Star Wars Day! It’s an awesome time to be a Star Wars fan with all new TV series like The Bad Batch, The Mandalorian for us to watch with new…


SkyTrain and bus at Lincoln Station

Take this international survey on bus and SkyTrain, Apr. 12 – May 9

TransLink is a part of the International Bus Benchmarking Group (IBBG) and CoMET and Nova benchmarking groups, which measure the performance of…


Bright Idea helps educate customers on bus payment methods

Disclaimer: This story was written in November 2020.  After noticing many of his customers, often tourists, were struggling to pay the correct fare…


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