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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2024

TransLink Releases Cost-Cutting Plan to Address Funding Gap

The agency is also releasing results of an independent Efficiency Review conducted by Ernst & Young, which found limited opportunities to cut costs without reducing transit service.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 28, 2024

Alstom Providing 6 More Skytrains to Vancouver

The Mark V design features consist of five-car sets, all internally open-ended with walk-through carriages. They have mostly forward-facing seating and include more space for bikes, luggage, and leaning pads.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 1, 2024

TransLink Ridership Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

The data released by the agency is part of the newly released 2023 Transit Service Performance Review, which details last year’s ridership trends across Metro Vancouver.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 26, 2024

TransLink's Plan to Ease Overcrowding Approved

Work is now underway on a 2025 Investment Plan that seeks a long-term solution to help TransLink keep up with unprecedented population growth.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 19, 2024

TransLink IDs 20 Corridors in Need for Bus Priority

The plan is part of TransLink’s newly released Bus Priority Vision, which identifies solutions to improve bus efficiency while highlighting the need to make buses more reliable in Metro Vancouver.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 19, 2024

Canada’s 3 Biggest Transit Agencies Urge Government to Advance Next Wave of Funding

In the joint submission, the transit agencies outline significant challenges they face due to aging infrastructure, an outdated funding model that relies on regressive sources such as transit fares and property taxes, and the exceptional ridership growth forecasted for the coming decades.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 22, 2024

Canada's TransLink Testing New Multimodal Mobility App

The new app will allow users to easily transfer between transit and each mode, with the goal of encouraging even more users to consider multimodal journeys.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 3, 2024

TransLink Launches New Rapid Bus Line

The R6 will provide space for 20% more riders on the busiest bus corridor south of the Fraser River.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 15, 2023

TransLink Transitioning to Renewable Diesel Fuel in Metro Vancouver

With this change, the agency will be reducing total greenhouse gas emissions by 6,550 tons, or 5%, of TransLink’s total emissions — the equivalent of removing 1,900 passenger vehicles off the road.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 29, 2023

Canada’s TransLink Now Features Braille Signage at all Bus Stops

The signage has been installed at more than 8,400 bus stops throughout Metro Vancouver.

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