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Langley Township council is trying to get TransLink to make a new, fast bus route a priority on 200th Street. (Langley Advance Times files)

Township wants TransLink to make fast buses on 200th Street a priority

Mayor calls on staff to work with transit authority for rapid bus program

 

Metro Vancouver Transit Police and Surrey RCMP investigate after the third stabbing on the city’s transit in as many weeks on April 17, 2023. (Shane MacKichan photo)

Petition calls for better safety on Lower Mainland transit

There have been several stabbings buses and SkyTrains in the last month

 

Langley is a popular destination for cyclists, including during last year’s edition of the annual Granfondo ride, seen here. A new bike share program might bring lower-intensity local riding to parts of the Township. (Langley Advance Times files)

Bike share idea floated for Langley Township

Councillor hopes there could be a pilot project as early as this summer

 

Traffic backed up in Langley. (Langley Advance Times files)

PAINFUL TRUTH: We live at the mercy of the auto century

Everything has the cost of cars buried in it

Traffic backed up in Langley. (Langley Advance Times files)
‘Customers ride for free starting at 5:00 p.m. on December 31,’ says TransLink (Submitted photo: TransLink)

Free transit in Metro Vancouver on New Year’s Eve, TransLink says

From 5:00 p.m. (Dec. 31) to 5:00 a.m. (Jan. 1) TransLink is offering free transit

‘Customers ride for free starting at 5:00 p.m. on December 31,’ says TransLink (Submitted photo: TransLink)
Langley Township council is considering a new plan for the 200th Street corridor and its future development. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

New plan could re-imagine Langley’s 200th Street

Walkable communities oriented towards transit are contemplated

Langley Township council is considering a new plan for the 200th Street corridor and its future development. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Langley City approved a $1.3 million overhaul of 208th street to make it more bike-friendly last year. (file)

PAINFUL TRUTH: Why we won’t fix traffic

A better future is visible, but out of reach politically

Langley City approved a $1.3 million overhaul of 208th street to make it more bike-friendly last year. (file)
A TransLink bus pulls up to the 203rd Street stop near Industrial Avenue. (Langley Advance Times files)

WEB POLL: Would you give up driving?

Reducing personal car trips is part of TransLink’s longterm strategy

  • Oct 13, 2022
A TransLink bus pulls up to the 203rd Street stop near Industrial Avenue. (Langley Advance Times files)
Brown areas are within a five-minute walk of one of the planned local SkyTrain stations. Areas in tan are within a 10-minute walk. (Langley City OCP)

PAINFUL TRUTH: SkyTrain will create new maps of Lower Mainland for Langley residents

It will make some places closer together

Brown areas are within a five-minute walk of one of the planned local SkyTrain stations. Areas in tan are within a 10-minute walk. (Langley City OCP)
TransLink is defending its operation of HandyDART, after a critical letter from the union president. (HandyDART Users Guide)

LETTER: TransLink boosted HandyDART service while reducing fees, VP says

Public transit provider lays out improvements and upcoming initiatives

  • Jun 19, 2022
TransLink is defending its operation of HandyDART, after a critical letter from the union president. (HandyDART Users Guide)
A conceptual drawing of a Langley Skytrain station at 196th Street. (Government of B.C.)

Parking concern for Langley Township councillors as SkyTrain planning continues

Getting people to the SkyTrain was the source of questions

A conceptual drawing of a Langley Skytrain station at 196th Street. (Government of B.C.)
HandyDART must grow to meet increasing demand, union local president says. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: TransLink mayors and board shortchanging HandyDART, union says

Local president has concerns about electrification, increased demand, and privatization

  • Jun 13, 2022
HandyDART must grow to meet increasing demand, union local president says. (Black Press Media files)
TransLink has released its updated financial plan, which includes money for the Langley SkyTrain extension. (Langley Advance Times files)

TransLink funding plan includes SkyTrain expansion, electric buses

The new plan stretches for 10 years

TransLink has released its updated financial plan, which includes money for the Langley SkyTrain extension. (Langley Advance Times files)
An image commuter Zahra Ahmdz says she took at the Stadium-Chinatown SkyTrain station on March 22, 2022 appears to show a pigeon dead inside a cage. (Credit: Zahra Ahmdz)

Dead pigeons in SkyTrain cages not neglect but caused by hawk killings: pest control company

More than 2,000 people have signed a petition over concerns arouund the dead birds

An image commuter Zahra Ahmdz says she took at the Stadium-Chinatown SkyTrain station on March 22, 2022 appears to show a pigeon dead inside a cage. (Credit: Zahra Ahmdz)
The one-month pilot will begin March 6 on a 60-foot articulated bus and two double-decker buses. (TransLink)

WEB POLL: Would you ever trade in your car for a transit pass?

A lot more public transit is planned for Langley. Is it enough to give up a personal vehicle?

  • Apr 29, 2022
The one-month pilot will begin March 6 on a 60-foot articulated bus and two double-decker buses. (TransLink)
Langley buses could move faster up and down 200th Street if TransLink goes ahead with a planned BRT line for the area. (Langley Advance Times files)

BRT could speed up public transit down Langley’s 200th Street

Fast bus-based rapid transit planned to link Langley City to Golden Ears.

Langley buses could move faster up and down 200th Street if TransLink goes ahead with a planned BRT line for the area. (Langley Advance Times files)
Bowinn Ma, the provincial minister of state for infrastructure, presses a button for the vehicle in the background to be crushed. Ma was at a TransLink announcement at Schnitzer Steel Industries in Surrey on April 14, calling on Metro Vancouverites to take public transit on Earth Day on April 22, 2022. (Photo: Lauren Collins)

TransLink encouraging Metro Vancouver drivers to ditch their vehicles on Earth Day

In Surrey, TransLink spoke about its partnership with SCRAP-IT

Bowinn Ma, the provincial minister of state for infrastructure, presses a button for the vehicle in the background to be crushed. Ma was at a TransLink announcement at Schnitzer Steel Industries in Surrey on April 14, calling on Metro Vancouverites to take public transit on Earth Day on April 22, 2022. (Photo: Lauren Collins)
A TransLink bus pulls up to the 203rd Street stop near Industrial Avenue, site of the future SkyTrain station in downtown Langley City. (Langley Advance Times files)

Painful Truth: Langley’s transport future – pay parking, SkyTrain, bikeshare

Langley needs a lot more than just SkyTrain over the next few years

A TransLink bus pulls up to the 203rd Street stop near Industrial Avenue, site of the future SkyTrain station in downtown Langley City. (Langley Advance Times files)
Crowded buses and SkyTrains create the perfect conditions for spread, a doctor told TransLinks’ board of directors during a virtual public hearing Thursday (March 24). (Black Press Media/Lauren Collins)

Bring back mask mandate on public transit, TransLink board urged

Delegates, including retired emergency doctor, voice concerns at virtual public hearing Thursday

Crowded buses and SkyTrains create the perfect conditions for spread, a doctor told TransLinks’ board of directors during a virtual public hearing Thursday (March 24). (Black Press Media/Lauren Collins)
(File photo)

Masks no longer required on TransLink, BC Transit or BC Ferries trips

Each of the transportation providers say masking is still encouraged

(File photo)