transit
The Bright-er Side: A transit ride
June 21, 2023By: Alex Ileto, SFU Student Every day I have to take transit is a day I dread. Something always tends to irk me, whether that be an angry bus driver who runs over the curb every once in a while, or a baby who is having an absolutely miserable day. However, I started to enjoy my transit journey when I paid more attention to what was going on around me. I’ve noticed people admiring the sunset when the time hits. I’ve noticed a little girl — no older than five — entertaining an elderly woman by enthusiastically talking about her first…
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Commuting outside of Metro Vancouver sucks
June 5, 2023By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Having lived in Maple Ridge for three years, I know firsthand how inconsistent buses outside the Metro Vancouver area are. To this day, transiting to where I lived is still an awful affair of waiting for…
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Trauma-dumping on complete strangers
February 10, 2023By: Nercya Kalino It’s good to be an open person. It’s good to share what’s on your mind. It’s good to be vulnerable. Those are part of what makes a healthy human. But what’s absolutely unacceptable is being overly vulnerable…
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Art Moves and sparks community on your commute
February 2, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor As a Vancouver resident without a driver’s license, hopping on and off buses and trains is a normal, everyday occurrence. Even though on transit I’m surrounded by people with similar routines — students…
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Public transit should be free
November 7, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer Hear me out: public transit should be free. There are virtually no downsides to this, and places that have tried it, like cities in the US and Europe, report positive changes. The initial reaction folks…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Inconsiderate transit passengers ruin my commute
October 20, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Those who rely on transit to get to school or work know how much of a hassle commuting can be. With buses being off-schedule or often full, our frustrations with TransLink feel like a growing…
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SFU students host celebration for the approval of the Burnaby gondola project
October 12, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer SFU celebrated the approval of the long-awaited Burnaby Mountain gondola by hosting a gathering on Tuesday, September 13. Community members, students, alumni, and staff gathered in the Student Union Building to hear remarks from student…
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Greater Vancouver lacks transit accessibility
October 10, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor Once I graduated high school, I was incredibly excited to buy my first car. At the time, I didn’t care how expensive gas was, or how much I had to save for insurance. All I…
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An ode to friendly bus drivers
October 8, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor If you’re a regular commuter, you’ve likely been in a situation that involved a less than friendly bus driver. Perhaps you were short .25 cents and denied service, or the driver couldn’t wait two seconds…
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What Grinds Our Gears: SFU students aren’t eligible for a U-Pass during a semester off
June 28, 2022By Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor You know what’s cool? The U-Pass system. Through SFU, we’ve got unlimited access to the Lower Mainland’s sprawling bus, SkyTrain, Seabus, and gondola (c’mon folks) network. You know what’s less cool? Revoking that access when students…
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