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Dec. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Delta Wants a Direct Bus, No Transfers to Canada Line

With Mayor of Burnaby Derek Corrigan now the chair of the Mayor’s Council at TransLink everything old is new again,…
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Dec. 07, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

New Bucks For Transit

A long time ago in a boardroom far far away, the TransLink Mayor’s Council set out a 10-year transit plan.…
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Dec. 04, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

City Streetcars — Keeping Options Open

The City of Vancouver is planning ahead to ensure that the option of a streetcar line remains open.   The…
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Nov. 17, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Case for SkyTrain and Longer Weekend Hours

There are two things that make a great city public transit system exceptional-having an accessible, clean transit system (preferably with…
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Nov. 16, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Public Transit & Washrooms~Why Can't We Have Both?

People in Canada have become used to the fact that a lot of our public realm often does not include…
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Oct. 25, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus Greenway — Design Jam

And no, it’s not cookin’ down those heritage blackberries Instead, it’s a multi-day workshop to move closer to a “……
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Oct. 25, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Heather Street Lands — Open House

Come to VanDusen Gardens’ Floral Hall and see three preliminary concept plans for this 21-acre site at 33rd and Heather…
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Oct. 24, 2017 / Gordon Price

Time Lapse: Commercial-Broadway Station Walkway Installation

Maybe we love this kind of thing because it’s so much like toy construction sets, only real.…
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Oct. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

HandyDart Operations~Better In-House or Contracted Out?

A not well-known fact is that HandyDart, the TransLink service that is provided for people with physical and cognitive disabilities…
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Oct. 18, 2017 / Gordon Price

North Shore Dreams

 From North Shore News:  North Vancouver-Seymour Liberal MLA Jane Thornthwaite (has) drawn up a proposal including hypothetical transit map featuring a…
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Oct. 13, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

What's TransLink Up To?

Keeps me awake at night, I’ll tell you.  Especially with NDGreens in Victoria and Mobility Pricing getting good press and…
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Oct. 13, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Friends Of Mobility Pricing

I’ve been surprised at the benign press coverage of current efforts to design a BC-specific mobility pricing scheme.  Lord knows,…
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Sep. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

A New Relationship with Metro Mayors and Province~Transportation and the Region

Get a little bit of rain and everyone gets back to business in Vancouver where the The CBC reports on the…
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Sep. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

A Tale of Two Cities~Should Kids Use Transit to Get to School?

The Daily Scot Bathgate reminds us that it is September and parents are wrangling their children back to school. At…

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