MCW Metrobus Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 16051 (XN40) was on the R4 this morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouvers Trolleys Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 4 hours ago, MCW Metrobus said: 16051 (XN40) was on the R4 this morning. Which block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ1400 Posted December 13, 2020 Report Share Posted December 13, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 6:31 PM, VancouverTrolleybus said: Which block? right now, it's difficult to know it because translink had internet technical issues for about a week or 2 on t-comm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 6:31 PM, VancouverTrolleybus said: Which block? Run box said 13. I don't know offhand if it was a tripper though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouvers Trolleys Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 Friend saw 18021 on Kingsway at 3:05 pm. He has a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Translink driver's to be part of Phase 2 of BC's vaccination roll out. https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/12/14/bus-drivers-covid-19-vaccine/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 20 hours ago, 9924 said: Translink driver's to be part of Phase 2 of BC's vaccination roll out. https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/12/14/bus-drivers-covid-19-vaccine/ Now the question is: guinea pigs, or sheep? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover5949 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 New Years Eve Free Service is cancelled this year due to no gatherings & events. Regular service hours will be in effect New Years Eve & New Years Day. Free service will return New Years Eve 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 The copper and Organosilane project was supposed to end this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citaro Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 The 66 FVX may be extended to Lougheed Mall in 2022... https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-transit-fraser-valley-express-lougheed-town-centre?fbclid=IwAR36AItPmMK_5bATNkT1HmQn7PP8z75Iy_9bmF-C0WYHMkUTnZqdkiM302o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zortan Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 12 hours ago, Citaro said: The 66 FVX may be extended to Lougheed Mall in 2022... https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-transit-fraser-valley-express-lougheed-town-centre?fbclid=IwAR36AItPmMK_5bATNkT1HmQn7PP8z75Iy_9bmF-C0WYHMkUTnZqdkiM302o Not quite sure why they'd want to, considering that the 555 runs far more frequently than the 66 and is effectively nonstop between Lougheed and Carvolth. If you ask me, there's more potential extending it east, since east of Chilliwack has relatively limited transit service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcair Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Zortan said: Not quite sure why they'd want to, considering that the 555 runs far more frequently than the 66 and is effectively nonstop between Lougheed and Carvolth. If you ask me, there's more potential extending it east, since east of Chilliwack has relatively limited transit service. Less connections if you're connecting to SkyTrain? Well said though re: frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zortan Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Orcair said: Less connections if you're connecting to SkyTrain? Well said though re: frequency. Connections aren't necessarily a bad thing tho, like sure they can add time but the cost savings from not extending to SkyTrain could just be put towards increasing the 66's frequency, especially with expanding service hours on weekends, etc. instead of extending its length and duplicating an already popular, convenient and successful route IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion6784 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Zortan said: Connections aren't necessarily a bad thing tho, like sure they can add time but the cost savings from not extending to SkyTrain could just be put towards increasing the 66's frequency, especially with expanding service hours on weekends, etc. instead of extending its length and duplicating an already popular, convenient and successful route IMO Â 6 hours ago, Zortan said: Not quite sure why they'd want to, considering that the 555 runs far more frequently than the 66 and is effectively nonstop between Lougheed and Carvolth. If you ask me, there's more potential extending it east, since east of Chilliwack has relatively limited transit service. The 66 extension is to save the non compass card holding Abbotsford and Chilliwack passengers from paying 4 different fares. They would only pay 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zortan Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Orion6784 said: Â The 66 extension is to save the non compass card holding Abbotsford and Chilliwack passengers from paying 4 different fares. They would only pay 3. That's fair, although I'd still see a 66 frequency increase as more valuable for passengers personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 If Compass had been implemented province-wide from the start rather than just being a TransLink thing, this never would have been an issue. (Especially when one considers how much Victoria interfered in the Compass roll-out to begin with...) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouvers Trolleys Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 R5 to Duthie again due to snow, shuttles Duthie-SFU. Noticed it be happening every time it gets snowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 6 hours ago, VancouverTrolleybus said: R5 to Duthie again due to snow, shuttles Duthie-SFU. Noticed it be happening every time it gets snowed. It’s either that, or try to run the #R5 with all 40-footers. Any artic climbing Burnaby Mtn. right now will jack-knife on the way up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Quote As of Jan. 1, 2021, TransLink’s service provider will no longer support its 2G network, which has enabled internet connectivity to LED real-time information displays at some bus stops across the region. That is why 27 LED information displays at bus stops along Main Street will be retired and removed starting Dec. 31, 2020. Displays at Main Street–Science World Station, and additional displays at Carvolth Exchange and South Surrey Park and Ride will be replaced with newer models to continue serving these transit hubs. https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/maintenance-and-repair-program/bus-projects?fbclid=IwAR0xlrEFWuULLXMbcWnR81DePUjyzqe0XARL8tW2rcsGPuZZxmJSngNfWN0#lonsdale-quay-exchange 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouvers Trolleys Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 Merry Christmas to all! Â 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8010 Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Took 7409 both ways on the 15/50 yesterday and aside from the transmission not wanting to shift gears at times (like the last time I took it a few months back) it’s fine lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 https://vancouversun.com/news/translink-names-gigi-chen-kuo-its-interim-ceo Replacement of Kevin Desmond as CEO of TransLink continues, interim CEO appointed. Quote TransLink names Gigi Chen-Kuo its interim CEO TransLink is promoting Gigi Chen-Kuo to interim chief executive officer as it continues to search for a replacement for CEO Kevin Desmond. Chen-Kuo, who takes over the head job on Feb. 5, has been with TransLink since 1999 and is the transit authority’s general counsel and executive vice-president of corporate services. Desmond, who took over Metro Vancouver’s regional transit authority in 2016, announced in October that he’d be leaving the job in February and returning to the United States. Before arriving in British Columbia, Desmond was the general manager for King County Metro Transit in Seattle. TransLink says the search for his replacement will continue through the first half of 2021.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouvers Trolleys Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 18054 on the 145. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 King George and Nanaimo remain as the only stations without new real time displays. Waterfront's Expo Line platforms has theirs all installed but only the ones at the Howe Street side (west side) are activated. The samsung TV that has been there for years is now gone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 17 hours ago, Express691 said: King George and Nanaimo remain as the only stations without new real time displays. Waterfront's Expo Line platforms has theirs all installed but only the ones at the Howe Street side (west side) are activated. The samsung TV that has been there for years is now gone. Is it just me, or do I still prefer the graphics on that Samsung TV. They just felt more elegant than the new signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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