TransLink
TransLink’s publicity move with Seth Rogen feels hollow and deceptive
September 10, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor This summer, Visa cancelled a deal they had with TransLink to temporarily swap prerecorded transit voices with audio clips from Morgan Freeman, who had news of sexual harassment allegations very close to the announcement. Once this fell through, comedy actor Seth Rogen ended up agreeing over Twitter to voice the various transit etiquette tips that play regularly in trains and stations. You can also apparently ask a bus driver to play it on the bus, if you feel brave enough to make such a request. Opinions on TransLink definitely vary with students, with stances…
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A day in the life of an SFUer
April 2, 2018By: Alannah Wallace, SFUer Expert The SFUer has a home and bed, but they do not sleep much. Most days, they wake up so tired that they feel weak and sickly. Throughout the semester, 90% of SFUers on average…
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TransLink prepares for winter weather at SFU Burnaby
November 20, 2017By: Nathaniel Tok TransLink has unveiled its plans to brave the snow-covered roads up to the main Simon Fraser University campus this year. The transit provider is taking additional steps this time around since major snowfall in Metro Vancouver last year…
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SFSS prepares for student vote on U-Pass renewal
November 13, 2017The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) is holding a referendum later this month for undergraduate students to vote on the renewal of their Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass) agreement, which is slated to expire in April 2018. The SFSS and other…
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TransLink bus services expansion leaves out SFU
September 18, 2017By: Aaron Richardson The largest expansion of bus service in Metro Vancouver did not result in more service to Simon Fraser University. TransLink introduced an additional 105,000 hours of bus service across the region earlier this month. In addition to the…
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Transit horror stories
May 23, 2017By: Jessica Pickering, Grace Rose, Rebecca Zorg, Dan Hoy, Rebecca Chen, and Micaela Evans Grace and The Old Lady Who Touched Her Hair For some context, my hair is usually in braids or some sort of unique hairstyle. As a black…
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Students weigh in on whether TransLink’s changes are improving their commute
January 16, 2017By: Alex Smiciklas With the new semester in full swing, students are slowly getting back into the pace of teachers, textbooks, and, of course, transit. At the end of the fall semester, TransLink implemented changes across the lower mainland, many of…
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Quality and quantity: New B-Line to replace 135
November 28, 2016CORRECTION: In a previous version of this article, we stated that the 95 B-Line will have three-door boarding at all stops. Translink has informed The Peak that three-door boarding will only be available at SFU stops. We regret the error.…
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An Ode To TransLink
October 31, 2016TransLink You suck Angry bus drivers Get fucked I understand your job is arduous and hard But you are not Columbus, Magellan, Picard Why can’t the bus come on time? Why does a ticket cost such a pretty dime? The…
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The official Peak Transit survival guide
October 3, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Where will you be when the world ends? Will you be in the library, cramming for that test? Will you be using your last Poké Ball to catch that Dratini in the AQ reflecting…
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