An improved Guildford Exchange! BACK ISSUES Win a free Monthly Pass! The Buzzer has been published for over 100 years! In this section, winter safety tips we mine through our archives for some fun historical fi nds! for transit this season The December . Take it slow , issue of Transit modes may be slippery during inclement The Buzzer urged Published by TransLink • December , weather, so slow down and stay safe! readers to get into the mood . Plan ahead and allow extra time for Christmas in poor weather by embarking on a Christmas Everyone is impacted by poor road conditions. light tour! Plan ahead to arrive safe. "You’ll pass many gaily decorated homes. You’ll see Santas with As one of the busiest bus exchanges south of the Fraser, Guildford Exchange their reindeers, choir boys, Nativity scenes and many other colorful . Be sure to dress for the season serves , boardings spread across more than buses on an average Christmas themes.” This means temperature and visibility! weekday. Built to serve growing customer demand, the improved Guildford Today, transit enthusiasts can take a trip down memory lane with a Stay safe and be seen. Exchange provides better service to our customers and sta in one of Surrey’s fastest growing neighbourhoods. Christmas Lights Tour o ered by our friends at the Transit Museum Society. Get more information at transitmuseumsociety.org Guildford exchange is home to the R King George Blvd RapidBus, one of the busiest bus routes in Surrey, which has doubled in ridership since starting service in . CONNECT WITH TRANSLINK The new bus layover facility features a three-metre-high acoustic barrier Web translink.ca wall north of the bus loop to help reduce light and noise impacts to the ©Erika Medina Info line .. surrounding area. Other improvements include new bike lanes, a new Twitter @translink sidewalk and refreshed landscaping along th Avenue that will improve @translink safety for pedestrians and cyclists, and better integrate with the community. Instagram Facebook @translink New multi-coloured lighting under the Guildford Town Centre mall overhead translink.ca/ Winter Service walkway above th Avenue creates a more comfortable waiting area with Next Bus SMS Text your stop number and taptopay improved visibility. route number to for bus times Buzzer blog buzzer.translink.ca Changes Buzzer email [email protected] Ride Free NYE ALSO IN THIS ISSUE... Dec. – Jan. Free transit from : p.m. » RapidBus! The faster, the better. to end of service*. For more information TransLink works, operates and serves on the shared traditional » Ride Free this NYE visit translink.ca/nye territories of Coast Salish First Nations within Metro Vancouver. » Transit word search…and more! *end of service times vary by transit mode. PR INTED ON Read The Buzzer bloga Visit the NightBus District for late night SUGAR TM buzzer.translink.ca transit home on NYE. SHEET 1 0 0 % F o re s t F re e Vol 101 No.4, ISSN 0714-1688 buzzer.translink.ca Buzzer_Vol101-No4-2019-12-13.indd 1 2019-12-15 8:50 PM R st Ave R Hastings St Christmas Word Search Winter Service (Previously the B-Line) Complete this word search by locating all the words RapidBus The new R RapidBus connects UBC, Oakridge Station, and The B-Line is being upgraded listed below in the grid, running up, down, forward Changes On January , , we’re bringing RapidBus to Metro Vancouver, Joyce-Collingwood Station to the R RapidBus and backward (not diagonal). Once all words are found, o ering fast, frequent, and reliable bus service! letters will remain to form a hidden message. Weekdays Weekdays Learn more about RapidBus at translink.ca/rapidbus. Email [email protected] with the subject line “Contest” and tell give For full Service Changes details and » Every to minutes from » Every to minutes from us the hidden message, your full name, your phone number and where you RAPIDBUS IS FASTER. WHY? a.m. to a.m. and p.m. a.m. to a.m. and from maps, please scan this code or visit got The Buzzer (include your bus route number) to be entered to win a free to p.m. p.m. to p.m. » Dedicated bus lanes Monthly Pass! Make sure to include everything – entries missing info will be translink.ca/servicechanges » Every minutes outside of » Every minutes outside of » Fewer stops disqualifi ed! Only one entry per person. You must be + years of age to enter. Know before you go! Visit translink.ca/ rush hours rush hours » Queue jumps at intersections Employees of TransLink, its subsidiaries and contractors are not eligible. tripplanner for the latest schedules. » All-door boarding – don’t Weekends Weekends/Evenings Enter by January , at a.m. Pacifi c Time. We’ll randomly draw a name from all correct entries. Chances of winning depend on the number of correct forget to tap! » Every minutes from » Every to minutes late entries received. The winner will be noti ed by phone shortly a er the draw. RAPIDBUS IS BETTER. HOW? a.m. to p.m. evenings and on weekends TransLink makes bus service changes every spring, summer, fall, and winter Winner must correctly answer a skill-testing question. See buzzer.translink.ca/ to refl ect seasonal changes in demand and deliver permanent service » Real-time bus arrival Evenings contest for full contest terms and conditions. improvements where customers need it most. information » Every minutes from PRIVACY POLICY We use your personal info only for the contest, and we delete » Accessibility features: text- p.m. to a.m. all entries after we pick a winner. Here’s the long version: the personal information More service coming Improving late-night to-audio and tactile pads at collected, used and disclosed is necessary for the administration of the Contest and is some stops » More sheltered bus stops in accordance with provisions of Part 3 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of your way! service! » Air conditioning on all buses Service changes to local routes Privacy Act (British Columbia). Please refer to translink.ca/privacypolicy or contact the » More with capacity for TransLink Privacy Offi cer at [email protected] for further information. » So er seats More service on the More service on the N customers We’re also adjusting some bus services to integrate with new » Hybrid diesel-electric buses We’re increasing service on the We’re increasing service on the N » Destination signs near the RapidBus routes. Learn more about how your commute change below. produce less GHG emissions Crescent beach/Bridgeport Station. connecting you between downtown rear doors C H I M N E Y R E S and Coquitlam Central Station. Changes are coming to the Take the ? Ride the faster » Every to minutes from : The Joyce Station/Crown will R RapidBus C H R I S T M A S A to a.m. (from St and King New -hour transit corridor Say hello to the new run every minutes and will no The UBC/Bridgeport George Blvd). with the and N longer serve UBC. Station will only run during rush R E K C A R C T U N » Every to minutes from to More service on the and N RapidBus routes! For a quicker trip, customers hours from to a.m. and to p.m. (towards White Rock Centre). connecting you between Downtown can walk or transfer to an R p.m. on weekdays. R E T N I W I N D T and UBC. R King George Blvd R Lougheed Hwy bus at a shared stop. Bringing double-decker (previously the B-Line) The new R RapidBus connects Take the Canada Line and the The runs from : a.m. all buses to the The B-Line is being upgraded Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, R st Ave for faster, more E N A C Y D N A C A day until : a.m. and the N Changes are coming to the You’ll be seeing double on the to the R RapidBus Port Coquitlam, and Coquitlam frequent, and reliable service runs from : We’re rerouting the connecting more people between to UBC. H E R E B M E C E D to : a.m. Metrotown Station/UBC to serve Carvolth Exchange and Lougheed Weekdays/Weekends Weekdays Wesbrook Village as the no We’ve extended the ! Station. » Every minutes from a.m. » Every minutes from a.m. O E O T E L T S I M longer serves this area. to a.m. and p.m. to p.m. to a.m. and p.m. to p.m. We’re extending the Maple Meadows Station/ » Every minutes outside of » Every minutes outside of The and are now one route L E G G N O G E F R Langley Centre to rd St rush hours rush hours The new UBC/Wesbrook for connections with the R L N A M W O N S L B Village will bring you faster, Evenings Weekends Lougheed Hwy. more reliable service. » Every to minutes from » Every minutes from The new extension will run from Y A D V E N T U E S » Every minutes all day, p.m. to a.m. a.m. to a.m. to a.m. and : to : p.m. every day. ADVENT EGGNOG SANTA daily. You are looking » Staring at a.m. on CANDYCANE ELF SNOWMAN for an letter weekends. CHIMNEY HOLLY WINTER hidden message! 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