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 | Feb 16, 2012 | Announcement, City Transit, Ferries, Issues, Publications, Rapid Transit, Regional Transit, Transit
Transport Action BC has responded to TransLink’s request for a major fare increase in 2013. The following issues were submitted to the TransLink Commissioner for his consideration as part of his review of TransLink’s request. Our concerns are with the timing of the...
by Matthew Buchanan | Aug 8, 2010 | Bus, Buses, Ferries, Inter-city Rail, Issues, Rail, Rapid Transit, Transit
No, sorry it is not in Vancouver or British Columbia or anywhere else in Canada for that matter. I think it is possibly in Switzerland. They have built an efficient multi-modal transport system centred around the train, but integrated perfectly with buses and lake...
by Rick | Jun 8, 2010 | Bus, Buses, Ferries, Issues, Rapid Transit, Transit
TransLink reported a significant, post-Olympic bump in transit ridership. January 2010 ridership was up 3% over January 2009; February 2010’s ridership swelled 51% due to the Olympics; and March 2010 was up almost 20% over March 2009. TransLink would not speculate on...
by Rick | Jun 8, 2010 | Ferries, Issues
BC Ferries CEO, David Hahn, says forcing the corporation to abide by provincial freedom-of-information legislation could cost $3 million annually, putting upward pressure on ferry fares. The change results from the provincially ordered Comptroller General’s report....
by Rick | May 25, 2010 | Bus, Buses, Ferries, Issues, Rapid Transit, Transit
The Vancouver Courier reported on TransLink’s 2009 annual general meeting , held aboard the organisation’s newest SeaBus, MV Burrard Pacific Breeze. For 2009, TransLink reported 188,000,000 revenue passengers (8,000,000 more than 2008) and a $67.3 million deficit on...