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TransLink announces 10 year plan of Transport 2050 priorities
May 20, 2022On April 20, 2022, TransLink announced their first 10-year priorities of the Transport 2050 plan. Their press release reported they will double the regional bus services and create “up to 170 kilometres of new rapid transit.” According to the press release, “The Transport 2050 Strategy concluded that there is an urgent and widespread need to address climate change, housing affordability, and traffic congestion by increasing and improving transit service as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.” The new rapid transit will be implemented on up to 11 corridors. They will use new zero-emission buses on up to nine of the new…
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Gondola town hall presenters share benefits of proposed project
February 8, 2022On January 21, 2022 Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), Graduate Student Society (GSS), and SFU collaboratively presented a virtual gondola town hall where the external relations representatives from each group delivered a presentation. The presentations highlighted the benefits of the…
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SFU launches gondola campaign for Burnaby Mountain
November 20, 2021SFU has launched a campaign in support of TransLink’s proposal to build a gondola from Production Way SkyTrain Station to the top of Burnaby Mountain. TransLink’s project plan is now complete and is awaiting approval by the Burnaby Mayor’s Council…
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TransLink installs WiFi on buses and SkyTrain cars
October 23, 2021TransLink is partnering with Shaw Communications Inc. to add free WiFi for all passengers in select areas. During the first week of October, WiFi was added to six RapidBuses, on three SkyTrains, at Edmonds Station, and at Carvolth Exchange, according…
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Reconnecting with Transit: A Return to Campus Student Webinar with TransLink
September 13, 2021On August 27 and 30, SFU Ancillary Services and TransLink hosted Reconnecting with Transit: A Return to Campus Student Webinar with TransLink. At the webinar, Dave Lewin, TransLink’s senior advisor for public affairs, explained safety measures and the new technology…
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What Grinds Our Gears: The U-Pass BC website glitch
March 30, 2021Many students at SFU have the U-Pass — a flat-fee transit option for those attending university in BC. While I appreciate the convenience it has given us, the website where U-Pass holders reload their card has not been working properly.…
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What Grinds Our Gears: The gondola getting more attention than the pipeline expansion
March 10, 2021Ever since a Burnaby Mountain gondola seemed like a very real possibility, broadcast news, web, and social media have been non-stop. Their focus is valid, not having ignored Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP) issues for four years like SFU. Albeit…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Is SFU’s U-Pass system fair?
February 8, 2021Over the years, there’s been a lot of conversation from students about the equity of SFU’s U-Pass system. Specifically about whether students who don’t want the U-Pass, and don’t meet the U-Pass exemption criteria, should have to pay for it.…
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TransLink launches Phase 2 of the SFU gondola project following feedback report from Phase 1
November 25, 2020TransLink has completed Phase 1 of their planning for the Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit project. Phase 1 consisted of gathering community feedback on the proposed project and TransLink looked for route option preference, and aimed to discover the community’s main…
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TransLink announces pilot copper-based initiative to combat COVID-19
November 12, 2020On November 10, TransLink announced a new pilot-program that aims to slow the spread of COVID-19. The initiative will use copper-based materials — which contain antimicrobial properties and are self-disinfecting — on high-touch areas of transit to “to help reduce…
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