Archive for the ‘transit’ Category

Vancouver Blogger Profile: The Buzzer

October 22nd, 2008 by Miss604   2 Comments

It’s 92 years young and a staple of transit cars in the greater Vancouver area.
The portable, printed, paper newsletters informing you about the latest in transit trends is now online with The Buzzer Blog. I did a quick blogger profile interview with Jhenifer Pabillano who has been writing The Buzzer since January 2008, and [...]

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My Face on a Bus

October 16th, 2008 by Miss604   21 Comments

If you hang out around downtown you can probably spot me at a meetup, an event, a party, in Stanley Park, at a coffee shop or out for a stroll. However, you can now spot my face driving around the city, even though I may not actually be in the area.
Photo credit: JMV on Flickr
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Spot The Crazy Canucks Contest

October 7th, 2008 by Miss604   6 Comments

A few weeks ago we mentioned a special photo shoot we had at GM Place and now you are able to see JJ, Alanah, DaveO, John and me as featured bloggers and podcasters on the Canucks’ official website.
As it turns out, they’ve extended the FanZone campaign to outdoor advertising, including bus stops, Skytrain stations [...]

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Handi Mobility Launches Next Bus for Translink

October 3rd, 2008 by Miss604   10 Comments

Local mobile technology company, Handi Mobility, just launched Translink’s new “Next Bus” service for the iPhone.
“Every second person coming to TransLink’s mobile site uses the iPhone, so we had to create an amazing experience for these early adopters. Our goal is to make commuting even better - by providing complete schedule information, alerts, GMail-style favourites [...]

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WTS - What the Surrey #32: Bus Service

September 5th, 2008 by Miss604   9 Comments

I’ve written about the aggravation I have felt trying to catch a bus in Surrey, one that only comes every 45 minutes. I used to have to deal with that every day (during the work week) but somehow it seems even more annoying now that I know the difference in service between regions.

When I [...]

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Get Me to the Airport on Time

August 6th, 2008 by Miss604   18 Comments

Despite going through a painless “random agriculture check” we’re soaking up some of the free public wifi here at YVR. It’s is a pretty great airport (actually it’s one of the best in the world) but getting here in the months before there Canada Line opens up is a bit of a challenge if you [...]

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Vancouver History: The Buzzer Turns 92

June 18th, 2008 by Miss604   3 Comments

You always see it there out of the corner of your eye sitting in its little plastic box mounted by the windows and blowing in the breeze after that one passenger opened the window even though no one else wanted him to. It’s The Buzzer, Metro Vancouver transit’s free publication available on all transit vehicles [...]

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Summer Road Closures in Vancouver, June 2008

May 31st, 2008 by Miss604   3 Comments

If you’re a driver in downtown Vancouver the beginning of June might cause you a few headaches. Aside from the “usual” Canada Line or water main construction, June is “Bike Month” in the city and several events will be taking place that involve some major road closures.
Triathlon Vancouver: The Triathlon events will cause a few [...]

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Vancouver History: City Reflections, the Streetcar Ride of 1907

May 20th, 2008 by Miss604   4 Comments

It has been over a year since John and I received a preview copy of the 1907 trolley car footage of Vancouver on DVD. The film is the earliest footage of Vancouver and was shot with a hand-crank camera mounted on the front of a B.C. Electric Railway streetcar by William Harbeck of Seattle.

Included in [...]

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Weathering the Canada Line Storm

March 3rd, 2008 by Miss604   2 Comments

What is there to write about when you’re momentarily uninspired? You write about the weather (and in this town, transit and construction too).

Influenced by Keira’s lust for Jugo Juice as of late, I headed over to my nearby location to pick up a Berry Blast and a wrap for lunch. Along the way I [...]

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