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SFU proposes “badass giant mech” as transit alternative
September 6, 2016An SFU committee tasked with determining an alternative mass transit option has forced the school to rethink its current bus strategy because of the cost of fuel, shitty Compass Card U-Passes, and unpredictability under inclement weather. After reviewing many proposals, the committee finally settled on the next generation of commuting options for the Simon Fraser community. The committee surprised the audience, as the press release was originally supposed to announce a new proposal aimed at increasing community participation in the planning process. Notable rejects stood out as the committee announced its decision late Thursday evening. Using existing roads and transit…
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The SkyTrain redemption
March 14, 2016[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ost in the wallows of two bombed midterms, I nearly miss the voice of a forty something Fijian-Canadian man beside me as he sparks a conversation on the Expo line. “It’s so weird,” he says in what begins as a…
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Yes, TransLink should add signage for invisible illnesses
March 14, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n Adam Van der Zwan’s recent article published in the Feb. 29 issue of The Peak, “TransLink Shouldn’t Add Signage for Invisible Illnesses,” he states that we can only “properly accommodate those with physical disabilities, rather than invisible ones.” This…
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TransLink shouldn’t add signage for invisible illnesses
February 29, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap]’ll admit that I mindlessly sat in one of the fold-up disability seats on the SkyTrain the other day. I don’t have a disability, I just saw the empty seat on what looked to be a fairly full cart, so…
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The One Who Stops: an interview with SFU’s nicest bus driver
January 4, 2016[dropcap]S[/dropcap]FU students who take the 135 bus up to campus every morning see a lot of different bus drivers — some nice, some not so nice. Most of them tend not to make much of an impact. But Bill Laird…
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HUMOUR: The seven least popular funding alternatives to consider, now that Metro Vancouver voted “No” to the transit plebiscite
July 13, 20157. Have a gluten-free, vegan bake sale. 6. Rob a bank. 5. Raise fares to $1 million per zone travelled. 4. Put tolls — on schools. 3. Spend money on ads saying TransLink needs more money 2. Hire another CEO…
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“No” victory will hit students the hardest
July 13, 2015Like a lot transit riders who have kept up with the news these past few weeks, I’m disappointed, but I’m not surprised. Metro Vancouver has voted “no” on a 0.5 per cent tax hike for increased transit services, including more…
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TransLink promises voters “things will be different this time, baby”
May 22, 2015[caption id="attachment_2649" align="alignnone" width="671"] Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons[/caption] With a May 29 deadline fast approaching for the regional transit referendum, TransLink has again reached out to people who use their services, vowing to change for the better and treat…
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Voters must realize that TransLink is not on the transit plebiscite
February 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_590" align="alignnone" width="887"] Image Credit: Talha Qadir[/caption] As you are probably already aware, the transportation funding plebiscite is fast approaching and both sides of the debate are actively trying to win your vote. The ‘no’ side, championed by the…
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Move over, manspreading: there’s a new agent of patriarchy in town
February 16, 2015There are few places as prone to displays of bullshit male entitlement as public transit. Whether it’s an overcrowded bus, a SkyTrain car, or even the SeaBus, they’re all incubators for patriarchy — and that’s never been more evident than…
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