Archive for the ‘skytrain’ Category
November 9th, 2007 by
Miss604
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Since the last two Miss604 Polls [1][2] were transit related, why not continue the theme.
In the news this morning is the subject of turnstiles at Skytrain stations. I don’t know about you but two things I always thought were pretty cool were a) the honor system on Skytrain and b) there’s no one driving [...]
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Posted in poll, skytrain, transit, vancouver
October 31st, 2007 by
Miss604
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I enjoy comparing our region’s transit options to other cities’ when it comes to fares and donuts in their stations. More than half the time I’m using the other systems as examples of what we should be doing but I think the latest developments in Boston have stopped me in my tracks.
The MBTA has launched [...]
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Posted in poll, radio, skytrain, transit, vancouver
October 23rd, 2007 by
Miss604
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The smell of roasted nuts and hot chocolate mixed with exhaust is what I would experience every morning at Harvard Square T station. Sweetness combined with mechanics mmmm good morning!. A friend of ours who just recently moved to Canada from England pointed something out on her blog:
One thing we have noticed, bus stations and [...]
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Posted in boston, food, poll, skytrain, transit, vancouver
February 28th, 2007 by
Miss604
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Since moving downtown I haven’t had much of a commute to work. Being that I’m starting a fancy new job tomorrow, I had to buy a monthly bus pass that will enable me to get to and from work. My future employer is across the bridge, I will need to hop on a bus. I [...]
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Posted in buses, skytrain, transit
January 28th, 2007 by
Miss604
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We had somewhere to be today. We don’t own a car and our little feet can only take us so far in this vast expanse known as the Lower Mainland. We had to be in New Westminster and we were right on time when we got to Burrard Station. I went to purchase tickets but [...]
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Posted in rant, skytrain, transit
November 16th, 2006 by
Miss604
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Vancouverites complain about transit [mbv]. Bus drivers being rude, overcrowding, trolley buses falling off their overhead rails, and that ain’t the half of it. But when I think about taking the #5 (Robson) or #6 (Davie) downtown I think about how spoiled we are compared to every other transit-taker.
Recently, the federal government has dumped millions [...]
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Posted in buses, rant, skytrain, transit, vancouver
October 22nd, 2006 by
Miss604
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We were headed out East on the Skytrain this morning when an unexpected rider hopped on at Patterson station. The German Shepherd trotted right past us, and down to the other end of the train. It was a Millenium Line [wiki] train, one of the “new” fancy articulated Bombardiers, so the dog was able to [...]
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Posted in skytrain, vancouver