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ArticlesMarch 10, 2010

Vancouver transit systems achieve ridership gains from Olympic Games

TransLink SkyTrain ridership was up 54 percent during the first week of the Olympic Games.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2010

TransLink uses INIT during Winter Olympics

In 2006, TransLink partnered with INIT to provide an advanced fleet management system, as well as onboard computers on over 1,500 of their vehicles in preparation for the big event.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2010

Vancouver buses, trains win ridership gold during Olympics

TransLink has averaged 1.6 million people a day, which is more than twice the normal daily average of 750,000 and well above the pre-Games forecast of 1.1 million passengers

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2010

Vancouver adds more than 300 Nova buses

BC Transit and TransLink ordered 311 Nova LFS city buses. Of the total, TransLink has taken delivery of 141 hybrid-drive Nova LFS HEV buses.

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Newsby StaffNovember 24, 2009

TransLink urged to crack down on fare evaders

Local politicians call on TransLink to install turnstiles and better monitor fare evaders instead of raising fares.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2009

Prendergast to lead New York City Transit

Assumes his new role on December 1 and replaces Howard H. Roberts, who resigned Wednesday.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2009

SF Muni and BART launch accessibility pilot

The 18-month pilot project will allow senior and disabled customers unlimited access to BART in San Francisco and all Muni transit services with the purchase of a single pass.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2009

SFMTA to install new TransLink fare gates

Fare gates and TVMs will eliminate cash transactions at the fare gates and help customers access the subway more quickly. Also included in the project are new station agent fare gate control terminals, test equipment, and improved financial and ridership reporting tools.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2009

Bombardier supplies Austria, Canada

Received orders for 23 Flexity Outlook trams from Linz, Austria, and for seven Bombardier BiLevel commuter rail vehicles from South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority in Vancouver.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2009

Clean Energy to expand, maintain TransLink CNG station

Located at the agency’s Port Coquitlam Transit Centre, in a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Clean Energy-operated, high-volume station will be upgraded and reconfigured to accommodate potential fleet growth of up to 125 buses.

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