New Translink ads to encourage cycling and carpooling – but not transit

In a tacit admission of failure to provide enough transit capacity for the region, the new Translink ads encourage the public to carpool or to telecommute or to cycle – but  not to take public transit. In an article in the Georgia Straight, TransLink spokesperson Ken Hardie asks us to envision a store owner selling a [...]

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Patterson SkyTrain walk

The first of author, historian, and heritage advocate John Atkin’s walking tours of Burnaby based on his book the SkyTrain Explorer is on tomorrow, May 10th. This first tour begins at the Patterson Station, and will look at the history of the area, the architecture, and the history of the BCER’s Interurban line which is used by SkyTrain today.
The walk [...]

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SkyTrain Explorer Walks

This summer author, historian, and heritage advocate John Atkin will present walking tours of Burnaby for the Burnaby Village Museum based on his book the SkyTrain Explorer. The tours will explore the four stops of the the SkyTrain line in Burnaby:
Patterson (May 10th)
Metrotown (June 21st)
Royal Oak (July 19th)
Edmonds (August 16th)
Each tour will look at the history of each [...]

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