transit
Poetry in Transit presents stanzas for a safe ride
October 9, 2024Poetry in Transit is back for its 28th year to transport you into a poetic abyss amidst the hustle and bustle of bus delays and SkyTrain chaos. The aim of Poetry in Transit is to make your commute a little less dreaded and a little more literate. After a celebration at the Word Vancouver Festival on September 28, the works of 10 different poets from across the province can now be found in and around TransLink, and on BC Transit vehicles. This year’s poets include Michelle Brown, Dina Del Bucchia, Justene Dion-Glowa, Svetlana Ischenko, Donna Kane, Christopher Levenson, Bradley Peters,…
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The taxing effects of long transit rides
September 13, 2024A long commute can be jarring. It has the ability to disorient and reshape our days. I have experienced numerous headaches and frequent fatigue when I arrive at school or when I get home. I commute from Richmond to the…
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Saanich Council expands free transit for youth
June 17, 2024On May 13, Saanich City Councillors voted in favour of a resolution to allow free transit for “young people up to, and including, the age of 18.” The resolution was brought forward by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM)…
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Transit supervisors declare job action in Metro Vancouver
January 23, 2024The transit supervisors in Metro Vancouver have begun an overtime ban after the vote to strike gained 100% support on December 22, 2023. Transit supervisors have been without a contract since late 2022. The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local…
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Turn the bass down and crank up the transit etiquette
July 28, 2023It’s a quiet Tuesday morning at the SkyTrain station. The sun peeks over the mountains as commuters bundle up in their coats, bracing themselves for the day ahead. As the train pulls up and the doors open, people hurry inside,…
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SFSS discusses budget setbacks
June 29, 2023On June 7th, The Peak sat in on the SFSS’ biweekly council meeting. This meeting settled many committee elections and councillors discussed issues of a decreasing budget and concerns about the U-Pass system, among others. Budget Cuts and Student Engagement…
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The Bright-er Side: A transit ride
June 21, 2023Every 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…
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Commuting outside of Metro Vancouver sucks
June 5, 2023Having 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 only one out of…
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Trauma-dumping on complete strangers
February 10, 2023It’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 with a total…
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Art Moves and sparks community on your commute
February 2, 2023As 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 on their way to lecture, service workers…
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