by Rick | Feb 13, 2024 | Ferries
Trip Report: Hullo ferry Nanaimo – Vancouver By Brendan, with additional reporting from Rick, Terry, and Kathleen. Like most Vancouver Islanders I was hopeful but a little skeptical about the new Hullo, passenger-only, fast ferry service between Nanaimo and Vancouver...
by Rick | Oct 17, 2020 | Inter-city bus, Inter-city Rail
The following letter was sent to B.C.’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy in 2019. It was sent as a personal communication but the points, I believe, are supportable by TABC. The Minister’s Constituency Office reply follows the letter. Since this...
by Rick | Apr 24, 2020 | Buses, Issues, Transit
Drastic ridership and financial losses – for TransLink farebox, gas tax and parking tax revenue – are leading to significant public transit service reductions. TransLink has announced major service cuts, including route eliminations, starting April 24 with...
by Rick | Apr 7, 2020 | Ferries, Inter-city bus, Inter-city Rail, Transit
The following was gathered from various web sites on April 3. Given the fluidity of the current situation, further changes may happen quickly and with little notice.BC Bus North (https://bcbus.ca/): The company has introduced additional cleaning protocols but its web...
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...