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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2009

METRO Briefs

Vancouver Olympic officials push transit. Cal taking bus to L.A. GCRTA installs talking warning system.

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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 StaffJune 10, 2009

Bombardier demos streetcars for Vancouver

Two Flexity trams will operate daily on a demonstration line between January 21 and March 21, 2010 near Vancouver’s Olympic and Paralympic Village.

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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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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2008

Bombardier, Vancouver team for 2010 streetcar demo

Bombardier will provide vehicles, as well as operations and maintenance services, during a 60-day period of passenger service.

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Newsby StaffJuly 3, 2008

TransLink taps Thomas Prendergast as CEO

TransLink has chosen Thomas Prendergast as its new CEO of Metro Vancouver’s regional transportation authority.

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ArticlesJune 5, 2008

Vancouver Transit Police Under Fire for Taser Use on Fare Evaders

The Greater Vancouver Transit Authority (TransLink) Police Service (GVTAPS) has come under fire for the use of tasers on the agency’s Skytrain service, because they were allegedly used on persons evading fares.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2008

Bombardier sells 14 new units to Vancouver's SkyTrain

Option linked to 34-vehicle contract exercised.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2008

Nova Bus wins Vancouver contract

Second purchase from company since 2007.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2008

Canadian government funds B.C. transit security projects

Up to $7.1 million to go to Vancouver, Lower Mainland, B.C.

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