by Rick | Dec 30, 2017 | City Transit, Rapid Transit, Regional Transit, Transit
TransLink’s Canada Line experienced two major shutdowns (Feb 3 / 6, 2017). The cause was the apparent inability of trains to travel northbound between Bridgeport and Marine Drive Stations. These incidents are a reminder of a similar incident in November 2010 when an...
by Rick | Dec 29, 2017 | City Transit, Rapid Transit, Regional Transit, Transit
Global News BC had a 15 minute, year-end interview with TransLink Chairman Kevin Desmond on 19 Dec 2017. Issues discussed included possible later SkyTrain service on Friday and Saturday nights, safety, new Canada Line stations, Canada Line capacity expansions, double...
by Rick | Dec 29, 2017 | Bus, City Transit
Transit ridership is up a reported 41% on certain routes in the South Okanagan. Good news but the numbers would be starting from a fairly low level. Unfortunately, there is no source for the numbers published and there is one oddity; a 30% decline in operating costs...
by Rick | Jun 13, 2016 | City Transit, Issues, Transit, Uncategorized
Peter Fassbender, provincial Minister Responsible for TransLink, responded to The David Suzuki Foundation’s open letter to various Metro Vancouver and provincial politicians urging them to come together to ensure Metro Vancouver receives a share of available federal...
by Rick | May 23, 2016 | City Transit, Issues, Rail, Regional Transit, Streetcar-LRT, Transit, Uncategorized
The David Suzuki Foundation is urging BC and Metro Vancouver’s political leaders to put aside their differences and create a common front to negotiate transit funding with the federal government. The Foundation sent an open letter to various politicians on May 18,...
by Rick | Apr 18, 2016 | Bus, Buses, City Transit, Issues, Pedestrian, Rapid Transit, Regional Transit, Transit
The following was submitted by Transport Action BC to the Vancouver Sun as an op-ed piece. It was written in response to the City of Vancouver staff report recommending that the 800 block (Robson Square) of Robson Street be permanently closed to all vehicles,...