[Alby]

protrans bc is also hiring STA full time/part time. protrans bc run the canada line.

[TypeRNammer]

protrans bc is also hiring STA full time/part time. protrans bc run the canada line.

About time...last time they had positions opened for STA was last year during summer time.

[subordinate]

About time...last time they had positions opened for STA was last year during summer time.

Tops out at 25/hr??

[TypeRNammer]

Tops out at 25/hr??

Starts off at 23 ish during training and probation and then 25 ish afterwards.

Don't remember the numbers off the top of my head but it's on the protrans BC website

[Alby]

last i heard from an STA they make close to 30 an hour. 25 ish is after the probation and probably on the first step. after years you work your way up and should top up around 30

[hotjoint]

TypeR, did you get hired by cmbc?

[TypeRNammer]

TypeR, did you get hired by cmbc?

Nope not yet, applied for multiple positions as well as the Canada Line station attendant

[SoNaRWaVe]

IIRC, canada line STA starts training at 25/h. once you done training, it goes up to 30/h

[TypeRNammer]

Positions just opened up for the Community Shuttle.

Head over to the TransLink website and go to the careers section.

Also Sky train attendant positions are available also. Must have a level one first aid before applying for the job.

Posting for the Community Shuttle has expired as of today.

I did get short listed for the position, but unfortunately it has not been at least 6 months since I did the last video test.

[pastarocket]

FYI: The results of the Transportation plebiscite are to be released this Thursday, July 2nd at 10am.

-not thinking that this is a coincidence that the voting results are announced after Canada Day. Many people would be out of town such that less people would find out about the outcome of the vote. If, and that's big IF, the result is "YES", there's less people that would pissed off at Translink this week for wasting even more tax dollars. :fuckthatshit:

Metro Vancouver Transportation and Transit Plebiscite results on Thursday (July 2) | Indo-Canadian Voice (http://www.voiceonline.com/metro-vancouver-transportation-and-transit-plebiscite-results-on-thursday-july-2/)

CHIEF Electoral Officer, Keith Archer will issue the voting results for the 2015 Metro Vancouver Transportation and Transit Plebiscite at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, Elections BC announced on Tuesday.

Following the filing of voting results with the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, a news release will be distributed province-wide and the voting results will be posted online at:

Results - Metro Vancouver Transportation and Transit Plebiscite (http://electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net/electionsbcenr/results.html).

Final voting results will be reported by each of the 23 voting municipalities, and a total for Metro Vancouver.

[MG1]

No by quite a margin


Vancouver was close to voting yes. Every other municipality rejected the sales tax shopping list. Some as high as 75% no.


A big "Fuck You" to Translink, I guess.

[Ch28]

The plebiscite isn't legally binding, though. They can technically still table and pass it without the public's support.

[pastarocket]

The plebiscite isn't legally binding, though. They can technically still table and pass it without the public's support.

If Translink makes that dick move to pass the congestion improvement tax, voters will be so angry at those idiots.

Although Crusty Clark and the Liberals distanced themselves from this plebiscite vote, I would think voters would take out their anger towards Translink by NOT voting for the Liberals because Crusty is doing nothing about improving transportation infrastructure in the Lower Mainland

Imagine the political fallout if Translink implements the tax. :rukidding:

[pastarocket]

It's about time that TransLink did something right to make it into a fiscally responsible organization.

Two executives got fired today.

TransLink makes changes at the top - NEWS 1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2015/07/14/translink-makes-changes-at-the-top/)

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Some big changes have been made at TransLink today, with the firing of two top-level executives.

Doug Kelsey, who is the man in charge of the Expo and Millennium line SkyTrains, is no longer there.

Executive VP Bob Paddon has also been let go; his position has been eliminated entirely.

Jordan Bateman, who led the “no” campaign in the transportation tax plebiscite, believes the firings are all because the public sent a message that they wanted change.

“This is an organization that’s now going through a major house cleaning, thanks to voters telling them to fix TransLink. We came in with a completely full executive suite of people who would run TransLink for several years. Now, at the end of the vote, most of them are gone,” says Bateman.

“I’m hoping that new people come in and do things differently. Clearly, you can’t teach these old dogs new tricks. The public was demanding something of them that they weren’t prepared to — or able to — deliver for whatever reason. Now’s the time to change the corporate culture,” he adds.

Interim CEO Doug Allen’s contract is up in August; when that’s done, CFO Cathy McLay will take over until a permanent hire is made. She will also continue in her current role and responsibilities as the executive sponsor for Compass.

Mike Richard has been named acting president and general manager of BC Rapid Transit Company.

[melloman]

It's a start, let's look at numbers:

"As of 2013, Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and Stakeholder Relations position Bill Paddon made a salary of $307,857, President and GM Doug Kelsey made $377,054 and CFO Cathy McLay made $330,753, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation."

So realistically they just cleared up $684,911/annually by letting go of those 2 people, and in August they will stop saying the interim CEO Doug Allen $33,000/month.

I'm 100% sure each of the 3 people who are taking over the positions will be getting a raise for the added responsibilities, but they still need to cut so much more.

[Tapioca]

You could fire the whole management team and replace them with urban planning grads at 50K/year, but that's not going to fix the governance model, nor build and service the infrastructure that's needed.

How many of you are senior managers or executives of large organizations instead of start-ups? What do your managers and directors make and what are their responsibilities? I'd like to see what RS considers as reasonable compensation.

[tonyzoomzoom]

can't wait to see what their severance packages are like :(

[melloman]

You could fire the whole management team and replace them with urban planning grads at 50K/year, but that's not going to fix the governance model, nor build and service the infrastructure that's needed.

How many of you are senior managers or executives of large organizations instead of start-ups? What do your managers and directors make and what are their responsibilities? I'd like to see what RS considers as reasonable compensation.

It's not about firing the whole management team. It's that Translink is paying so much money so for many "high ranking" people to be on their staff.

People LOVE facts so I found a 2009 Transportation Governance Report which states how ballooned Translink is.

"The number of executive members within the Translink organization is excessive, at 28. This includes the executives from the divisions of Translink, which have been structured as subsidiaries. The fact the operating companies, Coast Mountain Bus Company and BC Rapid Transit Company, are independent legal entities with their own Boards and CEOs partly contributes to the relatively large number of executives.

The 28 executive members ic concerning when considering the overall value of executive compensation. Even if the subsidiaries are ignored, the number of executives in Translink, at 12, remains relatively large compared to the public transit operators in other Canadian cities mentioned above and the four BC Crown agencies we considered from the BC Business magazines list of top 100 BC private, public, and Crown Corporations. The general range is 8 to 10."

http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/OCG/ias/pdf_Docs/transportation_governance.pdf

All I'm saying is, when you have that many people making a solid 6 figures, it adds up quick and you wonder why Translink loses money each year. It's nice to see them consolidate staff, but 2 people is a drop in the bucket.

[GLOW]

inb4 mello applies to translink :troll:

[Tapioca]

I appreciate the effort, Melloman, but if you're comparing organizations that have different mandates, different clients, and different responsibilities, then those comparisons are hard to make. The only comparable transit systems in Canada are the TTC and the STM (Montreal). With respect to Crown corporations in BC, possibly BC Hydro and ICBC.

It's easy to put a report together which sounds analytical, but the real work is in making apple to apple comparisons.

With that said, would Translink be more efficient if bus operations and Skytrain operations were consolidated? It's hard to say as I don't know why the subsidiaries were created in the first place. Of course, the cynics will say that they were created by the pigs at the trough to perpetuate their privilege. In reality though, there are usually good reasons initially.

[denham]

I'm very chill and relaxed so nothing bothers me. I just drive and get the passengers from point A to B in a safe manner.
That's the way to be! You can't get stressed about frustrating passengers or being late or whatever.

Things are going really well now I have a regular route. Same hours and routes every day and I know where I'm going and have regular passengers. So much nicer than being casual. And I live in Pitt Meadows so working out of PoCo depot is super nice.

[hotjoint]

That's the way to be! You can't get stressed about frustrating passengers or being late or whatever.

Things are going really well now I have a regular route. Same hours and routes every day and I know where I'm going and have regular passengers. So much nicer than being casual. And I live in Pitt Meadows so working out of PoCo depot is super nice.

Yeah, I was able to sign this sheet so I have a regular route and set times as well. Hoping to get better work as each new sheet approaches and as my seniority grows. I'm having a blast and loving it! :fuckyea:

[denham]

Awesome. I'm a little concerned that if I get full time it'll be out of Oakridge as there are a lot more full time positions there and mostly reduced at Poco. I'd way rather be at Poco of course so I'm not sure what the best thing to do would be. Maybe stay reduced for a while and just pick up extra shifts here and there to get enough money in. Then once I have some seniority try for full time.

You went straight to conventional, right hotjoint? Had you driven anything big before? I found the shuttle bus to be a bit scary on the first day so I can't imagine going straight to conventional having not driven anything larger! I'm trying to decide whether I want to go to conventional, but right now I'm really enjoying shuttle and it's just so easy.

[hotjoint]

Awesome. I'm a little concerned that if I get full time it'll be out of Oakridge as there are a lot more full time positions there and mostly reduced at Poco. I'd way rather be at Poco of course so I'm not sure what the best thing to do would be. Maybe stay reduced for a while and just pick up extra shifts here and there to get enough money in. Then once I have some seniority try for full time.

You went straight to conventional, right hotjoint? Had you driven anything big before? I found the shuttle bus to be a bit scary on the first day so I can't imagine going straight to conventional having not driven anything larger! I'm trying to decide whether I want to go to conventional, but right now I'm really enjoying shuttle and it's just so easy.

Yeah I went straight to conventional. I've driven the biggest uhaul moving trucks, friends f150's and large suv's, that's my extent of driving big vehicles. I'm a very comfortable driver so when they let us drive day 1 of training, I wasn't scared at all. I just needed to drive the bus a few times before I was used to it, it's a piece of cake.

[TypeRNammer]

Coast Mountain Bus Company is currently hiring Community Shuttle Drivers as well as Conventional Driver positions, head over to the Translink website under the careers section.

[TypeRNammer]

PART-TIME CANADA LINE STATION ATTENDANTS (http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rch/csr/5221401500.html)

Canada Line is now hiring part time attendants for the weekend. It's a 9 month term.

[hotjoint]

Did you get in yet with translink typeR?

[TypeRNammer]

Did you get in yet with translink typeR?

So far I withdrew my application for shuttle and applied for conventional so I'll see what happens from there.

[TypeRNammer]

Time to go through this roller coaster again, I have been short listed for the position and invited to their video testing.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Single use tickets available now.

Bought one at Patterson and forgot to tap in.. :lol

Are they like FareSavers that I can use for next trip then?

[Alby]

i don't think so. i think when you buy it, the info is recorded into the ticket.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Ok.

The Translink website doesn't really say. But I looked up the fares with a compass pass and it seems to be cheaper than it currently is.

http://www.translink.ca/en/Fares-and-Passes/Compass-Card/Compass-Cards-and-Products.aspx

The price for a one zone transit is $2.75 -> $2.10 for example.

Didn't know that.

[TypeRNammer]

Ok.

The Translink website doesn't really say. But I looked up the fares with a compass pass and it seems to be cheaper than it currently is.

http://www.translink.ca/en/Fares-and-Passes/Compass-Card/Compass-Cards-and-Products.aspx


The price for a one zone transit is $2.75 -> $2.10 for example.

Didn't know that.

I believe that's about the same price when buying the older booklet of 10 tickets

[SoNaRWaVe]

razor

don't throw away that ticket

reuse that ticket and see what happens. from what i have heard and what i've read on the machines, the ticket is not validated until you tap.

if that is true, the 90 min don't start until your first tap.

[Lancerion]

EDITED: Sorry, didn't know it was posted in Shitty/Dangerous Drivers Thread already
http://www.revscene.net/forums/654752-shitty-dangerous-drivers-thread-548.html#post8685007

TransLink bus hits traffic light while attempting turn

TransLink bus hits traffic light while attempting turn - British Columbia - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/translink-bus-hits-traffic-light-1.3250947)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuPG8utxJDU

[Infiniti]

^ no longer employed with translink? :D

[Alby]

^ more like sent back to drivers orientation/training as a disciplinary action for a second chance

[Gunsmokez]

^^ And suspension

[Mr.HappySilp]

Anyone here that works for transit knows how the compass or the ticket works? Going away at the end of Oct for a week so not using the monthly pass. I still have some of those old fare savers but they don't see them anymore so where can I get some faresavers and where do I get a compass? If I load my compass now and start using it do I have to tab in and out everytime now>?

[Alby]

i don't think you can buy faresavers anymore. as for compass cards, the new machines that are not add fare machines already have the cards loaded to dispense. i heard they will enable this option next week. and yes, always tap in and out now.

[radioman]

Was thinking about this today. People are using the cards and tapping in and out but the gates arent working. What's stopping me from getting a card and just not tapping.

If transit police ask me for proof of payment I show the compass card. Do they have the ability to see when it was last scanned?

[SoNaRWaVe]

^ yes. they have the ability to see if it has been validated (tapped). if you or i will ever see them checking, thats a different story.

[TypeRNammer]

Job Opportunities > PROTRANS BC (http://www.protransbc.com/career-centre/job-opportunities/)

Canada Line is still looking for station attendants

[TypeRNammer]

Coast Mountain Bus Company is currently looking for conventional bus operators.

It was just posted up as of today, there's no expiry date. It's on a open until filled basis only.

[FN-2199]

Job Opportunities > PROTRANS BC (http://www.protransbc.com/career-centre/job-opportunities/)

Canada Line is still looking for station attendants

I was actually hired on for this but ended up turning it down (ended up getting a job in my field).
It's damn good pay for what you do, though!

[TypeRNammer]

I was actually hired on for this but ended up turning it down (ended up getting a job in my field).
It's damn good pay for what you do, though!

I was actually called in for interview for this position also.

Had to decline it since I passed my interview at CMBC:joy:

[subordinate]

I was actually hired on for this but ended up turning it down (ended up getting a job in my field).
It's damn good pay for what you do, though!

yeah, heard its' 25/hr? plus other benefits?

[radioman]

Wages are posted on the page...

OTHER INFORMATION

Hourly Rate of Pay: Probationary Rate $23.77; Regular Rate: $25.94
Posting Date: June 23, 2015
Closing Date: Posted Until Filled

[FN-2199]

I was actually called in for interview for this position also.

Had to decline it since I passed my interview at CMBC:joy:

Congrats!!:nyan:

Enjoy the grueling weeks of training! (if you're going to be an operator)
The worst part by far is sitting in a classroom for a couple of weeks for trolley training or air brakes. At the very least, now I can point out poor movie logic in regards to tractor trailers :fuckyea:

[TypeRNammer]

Basically they're the front line station attendants who are in charge of making sure the compass pass program rolls out smoothly.

Then there are the regular station attendants that paid about 30 ish dollars an hour.

[hotjoint]

Congrats!!:nyan:

Enjoy the grueling weeks of training! (if you're going to be an operator)
The worst part by far is sitting in a classroom for a couple of weeks for trolley training or air brakes. At the very least, now I can point out poor movie logic in regards to tractor trailers :fuckyea:

First 2 weeks of class were intense. Week 1, air brakes and week 2, class 2 license with air brake endorsement and pre trip inspection. It really shows who can tough it out. if you can pass the first 2 weeks then the rest of the stuff is a piece of cake.

[frozen]

Basically they're the front line station attendants who are in charge of making sure the compass pass program rolls out smoothly.

Then there are the regular station attendants that paid about 30 ish dollars an hour.

Funny how system here works. Apparent disconnect between the skills required for a job and its pay. Something that'll never happen in Asia.

I guess this somewhat explains the self-entitlement some people exhibits.

[SoNaRWaVe]

^ but it works. it attracts people. people that they need to fill these positions. for 30 dollars an hour, you will need first aid and able to manually drive the train.

a bus driver makes roughly 28-30 now? so i would say its pretty much on equal grounds.

[TypeRNammer]

^ but it works. it attracts people. people that they need to fill these positions. for 30 dollars an hour, you will need first aid and able to manually drive the train.

a bus driver makes roughly 28-30 now? so i would say its pretty much on equal grounds.

Trainee (30 Days training) $21.64
1st 8 months. $23.18
2nd 8 months $24.73
3rd 8 months $27.82
Thereafter $30.91

As per TransLink website

[meme405]

First 2 weeks of class were intense. Week 1, air brakes and week 2, class 2 license with air brake endorsement and pre trip inspection. It really shows who can tough it out. if you can pass the first 2 weeks then the rest of the stuff is a piece of cake.

Wait translink provides air brake training and licensing training? It's not a requirement to have that stuff before hand?

I mean sure, they should certainly run testing to make sure the person who has their tickets already knows what they are doing, but paying for drivers to actually receive this training? I don't know about that.

I've never heard of a trucking company which would hire someone who doesn't have their licenses and then put them through all the classes.

What stops someone from getting on from translink getting all their licensing done, and then just moving on to other sectors. I guess the only thing would be the long ass wait to get on?

Cause if I wanted to get into transport that's exactly what I would do, instead of paying to get my tickets, I would get on with translink, and get paid 25 bucks an hour to take free lessons.

[TypeRNammer]

Wait translink provides air brake training and licensing training? It's not a requirement to have that stuff before hand?

I mean sure, they should certainly run testing to make sure the person who has their tickets already knows what they are doing, but paying for drivers to actually receive this training? I don't know about that.

I've never heard of a trucking company which would hire someone who doesn't have their licenses and then put them through all the classes.

What stops someone from getting on from translink getting all their licensing done, and then just moving on to other sectors. I guess the only thing would be the long ass wait to get on?

Cause if I wanted to get into transport that's exactly what I would do, instead of paying to get my tickets, I would get on with translink, and get paid 25 bucks an hour to take free lessons.

You would still need to go through the recruitment steps, such as doing the video test and the panel interview.

CMBC will not even consider applicants if they have more than 1 violation that exceeds 3 points and more than 1 at fault accident within the last 5 years.

And to answer your question meme405 about what stops people from proceeding further into the application, between 400 to 600 people are successfully shortlisted onto the video testing. But to completely fulfill all the recruitment steps, only 15 to 25 applicants get fully hired.

If you want to get your Class 2 license with air brakes, wait until next summer. CMBC has a temporary hiring for casual labourers, tasks which involve washing buses, cleaning them, re fueling them, and other things which I cannot think off the top of my head. The position is only good for 3 months since it's positioned at post secondary students.

[hotjoint]

You would still need to go through the recruitment steps, such as doing the video test and the panel interview.

CMBC will not even consider applicants if they have more than 1 violation that exceeds 3 points and more than 1 at fault accident within the last 5 years.

And to answer your question meme405 about what stops people from proceeding further into the application, between 400 to 600 people are successfully shortlisted onto the video testing. But to completely fulfill all the recruitment steps, only 15 to 25 applicants get fully hired.

If you want to get your Class 2 license with air brakes, wait until next summer. CMBC has a temporary hiring for casual labourers, tasks which involve washing buses, cleaning them, re fueling them, and other things which I cannot think off the top of my head. The position is only good for 3 months since it's positioned at post secondary students.

To add onto what typer said. One of the recruitment steps is that you get your class 2 learners which has air brake theory in it. You have to get that before you're even hired.

A person could go through all the steps and get into training then take the air brake stuff that the company provides then leave the company after but they will have spent anywhere from 6 months to a year waiting to get into training so I don't know if that's worth it.

[Alby]

You would still need to go through the recruitment steps, such as doing the video test and the panel interview.

CMBC will not even consider applicants if they have more than 1 violation that exceeds 3 points and more than 1 at fault accident within the last 5 years.

And to answer your question meme405 about what stops people from proceeding further into the application, between 400 to 600 people are successfully shortlisted onto the video testing. But to completely fulfill all the recruitment steps, only 15 to 25 applicants get fully hired.

If you want to get your Class 2 license with air brakes, wait until next summer. CMBC has a temporary hiring for casual labourers, tasks which involve washing buses, cleaning them, re fueling them, and other things which I cannot think off the top of my head. The position is only good for 3 months since it's positioned at post secondary students.

and the position is ONLY good for students. they need to provide proof that they are students and will be returning to a full time program

[TypeRNammer]

Coast Mountain Bus Company is still looking for Conventional Operators.

Listing has not been expired yet, it will expire once positions are filled up.


For any RS members looking for other driving positions, City Of Burnaby is looking for Truck drivers, it pays $27.93 per hour.

Taleo (http://trr.tbe.taleo.net/trr01/ats/careers/requisition.jsp;jsessionid=A492C86D6CD346683CBB47E 21F8CF088?org=CITYBURNABY&cws=1&rid=2727)

[TypeRNammer]

Anyone looking for a part time gig as a skytrain attendant, BCRTC is looking to fill in 6 positions.

Head over to www.translink.ca/drive

Must have level 1 first aid before being considered.

[TypeRNammer]

Major delays on SkyTrain: Expo Line shutdown due to technical glitch (http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/10/major-delays-on-skytrain-due-to-technical-glitch/)

Was anyone stuck on the Skytrain a couple of days ago?

[TypeRNammer]

Translink just called and gave me a start date for training, April 20th! This whole process has taken over a year to get in so anyone interested, prepare to wait.

With much patience, I got my start date, November 18th :awwyeah:

For anyone that's in the hiring process for conventional operator, expect the pace to be fully hired to be faster than usual compared to hotjoint. My application from the beginning and to be fully hired took about 2 months.

[hotjoint]

With much patience, I got my start date, November 18th :awwyeah:

For anyone that's in the hiring process for conventional operator, expect the pace to be fully hired to be faster than usual compared to hotjoint. My application from the beginning and to be fully hired took about 2 months.

We're hiring like crazy right now. A new training class every 2 weeks, pretty insane. Great time to join the company.

[Gh0stRider]

oh shit...nammer bus drivers. I think i'll walk :troll:

[TypeRNammer]

oh shit...nammer bus drivers. I think i'll walk :troll:

https://media.giphy.com/media/4WHkXdDx8wjS0/giphy.gif

:lawl:

[flagella]

There will be less rude people once they learn not to fuck around with nammer bus drivers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iK_bu_z6Bk

[TypeRNammer]

We're hiring like crazy right now. A new training class every 2 weeks, pretty insane. Great time to join the company.

Still seeing groups of people attending the video test portion

Definitely no slow down for the hiring portion.

[hotong]

Skytrain down... fucking stuck downtown.

[radioman]

Ya enjoyed a 40 minute walk to my appointment outside downtown.

[nabs]

so any ideas what happened?

[Inaii]

Friend told me earlier that they were saying it was an electrical issue at Stadium

[jdmfemme]

I'm in Vancouver from Victoria for the week for a class downtown and got stuck. Thankfully some nice Vancouverites helped me out with directions home so I didn't end up lost like yesterday afternoon. :)

[Durrann]

Still down apparently

[Mr.HappySilp]

Any word when it will fix? Do you guys think it will be fix by tomorrow morning. Need to start planning in case it doesn't work.

Most of the time Skytrain is good for going to and from work. Expect when issue like this happen. I feel traslink respone time is too slow. It was down around 2:30pm and not shuttle and not annoucement was made till 3lish. That's too late. To make things worse the transit attendant doesn't seem to know what is going on when asked what is happening. Good thing sister work close to where I work so I got a ride from her. Not so lucky for my uncle he got off at 4:30pm like me and was stuck in DT till almost 7lish......

[Gh0stRider]

Translink has no estimate of when the issue will be fixed

[jdmfemme]

I'm staying in my sisters condo right beside the Stadium station/Rogers arena (100ft below me) and just heard 2 skytrains go by! Hopefully positive news!

edit: skytrains going by every 2-3 minutes now but can't see if the actual station is open.

[Gh0stRider]

Downtown Skytrain service disrupted due to electrical problem - British Columbia - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/skytrain-down-electrical-problem-1.3335620)

Vancouver's SkyTrain should be fully operational by midnight on Tuesday, says TransLink spokeswoman Anne Drennan.

[Mr.HappySilp]

^^ I don't trust them lol. Better plan to car pool in the morning just to be sure.

[jdmfemme]

Back to full service according to translink:

http://www.translink.ca/Schedules-and-Maps/Alerts.aspx/#criticalArelrtsSection

[TypeRNammer]

Anyone here working at CMBC that hangs out at the VTC depot during lunch time?

[SoNaRWaVe]

across the street of VTC is where its going to be at....

[pastarocket]

-breaking news about a second delay in the completion of the Evergreen Line.

It is an early 2017 completion for Evergreen:

Evergreen Line delayed to early 2017 - NEWS 1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2015/11/27/evergreen-line-delayed-to-early-2017/)

PORT MOODY (NEWS 1130) – The Evergreen Line has hit a major milestone, but the news comes with a catch.

Crews have finished boring the 2-km tunnel through part of Burnaby Mountain, but the rapid transit line itself won’t be up and running until early 2017.

It was originally supposed to be operational next summer.

This is the second time the project has been delayed; the first time delay saw a promise of a fall, 2016 launch

[pastarocket]

A tweet about the amount of federal government funding that was provided for the Evergreen Line:


@SoniaSAslam
Reps from the province, Feds and @TransLink here for the breakthrough. Ottawa kicked in $425M, BC invested $586M.

https://twitter.com/SoniaSAslam/status/670287417585369089/photo/1

[TypeRNammer]

http://i.imgur.com/7SqpSTH.jpg

Gonna get slammed on the #20 on Saturdays :(

EDIT: I'm actually doing a #20 tomorrow from 7pm-3am, I'll see how the crowd is so I know how to prepare for it once the new sheet starts.

http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/o603/Type_R_Nammer/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20151204_131227.jpg

Thanks to hotjoint for helping me out signing up for work! If it wasn't for him, I would of been thrown under the bus literally as the sign up was very last minute and we didn't have a single clue on how we choose our work.

In comparison to what i got vs. Hotjoint, I got lucky being one of the very last people signing up for regular work. The splits are sort of high up there but as long as I'm not getting off in the middle of the night then it's all good.

The rest of my class are holiday blocking. The most junior person in my class took 3 hours to select 17 weeks of his work.

3.5 more weeks until I graduate!

[Alby]

how long do you think it will take before you move up the seniority list and get off split shifts

[hotjoint]

how long do you think it will take before you move up the seniority list and get off split shifts

I'd say probably about 2 years. I keep myself busy during my 4 hour splits so it goes by quickly. I'd love to.have a 2 hour split. 1 hour to.work out and one hour to.eat/chill is perfect imo

[hotjoint]

http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/o603/Type_R_Nammer/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20151204_131227.jpg

Thanks to hotjoint for helping me out signing up for work! If it wasn't for him, I would of been thrown under the bus literally as the sign up was very last minute and we didn't have a single clue on how we choose our work.

In comparison to what i got vs. Hotjoint, I got lucky being one of the very last people signing up for regular work. The splits are sort of high up there but as long as I'm not getting off in the middle of the night then it's all good.

The rest of my class are holiday blocking. The most junior person in my class took 3 hours to select 17 weeks of his work.

3.5 more weeks until I graduate!

Np man. You definitely got better work than me coming out of class. I wonder who got that other shift with the 20 and 19, they're going to.hate it :lol

[TypeRNammer]

how long do you think it will take before you move up the seniority list and get off split shifts

From what I've heard after talking to a few operators, anywhere from 6 to 18 months just to shorten the split shifts down from 4.5 hours down to 2 to 3 hours.

But then again, anything could happen at every sign up which happens every 3 months I think.

Class 21 just started a few days ago so they're at the bottom of the seniority list.

I'm guesstimating on the next sign up for April's work, I might get booted back on to spare board or holiday blocking.

[XplicitLuder]

Just got shortlisted for the community shuttle position and the video testing is new week. Any reason you chose to withdraw from community shuttle and go for conventional? Strictly pay? Should be interesting wasn't expecting them to get back to me lmao

[Mr.HappySilp]

Is the card reader on the bus different than on the skytrain? Coz on the skytrain the success rate to read my compass card so far is only 50% it requires multiple tab and sometimes I would get an error and keep tapping then it would say your card is tab already but the gates is still shut. Kinda of piss me off. On the bus it works 100% of the time.

[SoNaRWaVe]

as far as i know, both should be the same card reader. try holding the card longer on the reader and see if that helps. i'm talking like for an extra second or two.

[TypeRNammer]

Just got shortlisted for the community shuttle position and the video testing is new week. Any reason you chose to withdraw from community shuttle and go for conventional? Strictly pay? Should be interesting wasn't expecting them to get back to me lmao

The advantages of going straight to conventional are the following.
Guaranteed work hours which is a minimum of 37.5 hours per week.
You get a seniority number
Higher pay
Once you complete training, you stay at one depot, unless you request to transfer, or get automatically booted to another depot.
Learning the routes are easier

But by sticking with shuttle, you're stuck in the casual position for a bit, meaning you get the crap end of the stick when it comes to work selection. One day you could be working in Vancouver, other days you could be in Langley Surrey or Richmond, where ever there is shuttle service.
The only one thing I can think of is by going into shuttle, you open the flood gates for other opportunities in the company once you pass the probationary period. That's what happen to one of my classmates, initially got shortlisted as shuttle but requested to change over to conventional.

But regardless, once you pass the video test and get to the panel interview, you can request a positional change to see if conventional is available.

There might be some mis information in my post, if there are any other operators on board, feel free to correct me or add additional information.

Training classes for this year have already started, class one started on January 4th, and two more classes after that.

EDIT: I'm junior as hell and that's the best I can answer you with lol

[corollagtSr5]

Does anyone know if the old ticket transfers will continue on into the year. I still have a bunch, don't want to put them to waste.

[Gunsmokez]

Yes, faresavers do not expire. You can always use them on the bus and untill the skytrain gates close (who knows, when that will happen).

Also, you can head over the the CS office at stadium and get them to transfer the faresaver ticket value over to a compass card.

[Gunsmokez]

From what I've heard after talking to a few operators, anywhere from 6 to 18 months just to shorten the split shifts down from 4.5 hours down to 2 to 3 hours.

But then again, anything could happen at every sign up which happens every 3 months I think.

Class 21 just started a few days ago so they're at the bottom of the seniority list.

I'm guesstimating on the next sign up for April's work, I might get booted back on to spare board or holiday blocking.


My advice for junior ops, Stay on Splits or holiday block.

IF you choose straights, It will be tiresome,annoying,grueling and will stress you out. Most of the straights at the bottom are crap. (ex, 5 trips on an 8, with less then 10 min LO time, If you even make it on time. Takes over 6 mins just to walk across the street to use the washroom and gives you no time to eat a snack )

They know, straights are sought after so they on purpose make you work for it. However, splits especially with 4 hour ones. You will most likely do only 2 to 3 trips total and lots of dead head time.

First trip in and out, and Second one will only be 2 trips with lots of run times during rush hour.

[hotjoint]

Gunsmokez, are you working out of VTC?

[TypeRNammer]

My advice for junior ops, Stay on Splits or holiday block.

IF you choose straights, It will be tiresome,annoying,grueling and will stress you out. Most of the straights at the bottom are crap. (ex, 5 trips on an 8, with less then 10 min LO time, If you even make it on time. Takes over 6 mins just to walk across the street to use the washroom and gives you no time to eat a snack )

They know, straights are sought after so they on purpose make you work for it. However, splits especially with 4 hour ones. You will most likely do only 2 to 3 trips total and lots of dead head time.

First trip in and out, and Second one will only be 2 trips with lots of run times during rush hour.

It's my 2nd week on my own and starting to get a better feel on what to do during my 4.5 hour spreads.

I'm hoping on my next sheet that I sign that my spreads shrink down to 4 hours, or even best case scenario 3.5 hours.

Morning tripper on the 9 is pretty good, dead head drive alone is at least 40 minutes total drive time.

[Alby]

Yes, faresavers do not expire. You can always use them on the bus and untill the skytrain gates close (who knows, when that will happen).

Also, you can head over the the CS office at stadium and get them to transfer the faresaver ticket value over to a compass card.

from my department, what i've been told and heard is that the last of the old TVM that uses the faresavers would be taken out in March.

[Armind]

How does one know if i'm paying adult or student price with compass card?

[banana200]

How does one know if i'm paying adult or student price with compass card?

I'm going to assume student means,

children 5 to 13 years of age, secondary students 14 to 19

I believe you get the orange card when you buy a concession card (you probably can't buy a blue card, then load it next month with concession pricing).

So, they will know whether you are paying adult or student by color of your card.

[twitchyzero]

is Compass still broken?

is that why they keep a gate open at each skytrain station?

[Ch28]

is Compass still broken?

is that why they keep a gate open at each skytrain station?

Took skytrain from Joyce and Burrard stations today and they worked fine. Actually, everyone seemed to be tapping in and tapping out without much lag at all.

[SoNaRWaVe]

is Compass still broken?

is that why they keep a gate open at each skytrain station?

compass works. they keep a gate open at each station for the folks that still has faresavers and want to use them.

I'm going to assume student means,



I believe you get the orange card when you buy a concession card (you probably can't buy a blue card, then load it next month with concession pricing).

So, they will know whether you are paying adult or student by color of your card.


when you tap blue card and orange cards, options on the screen comes up respectively to which card you tapped. same thing with online.

[JSALES]

Another delay again

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/02/skytrain-delays-due-to-switch-problem-in-downtown-vancouver/

[meme405]

Another delay again

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/02/skytrain-delays-due-to-switch-problem-in-downtown-vancouver/

You get a fail for posting that dog shit site rather than the actual Translink notification page:

http://www.translink.ca/Schedules-and-Maps/Alerts.aspx/#criticalArelrtsSection

[Armind]

Anyone know if i can purchase monthly passes with stored value?

[JesseBlue]

Yes

[a00755836]

Anyone know if i can purchase monthly passes with stored value?
i saw your unedited post, and i was like ??? and now, it makes sense.

Yes.

[Armind]

Monthly Passes can be purchased and tapped up to the 15th of each month. From the 16th, passes purchased will be eligible for next month's use.

Monthly passes don't start on first day of each anymore?

[SoNaRWaVe]

monthly pass still starts at the first day of each month.

from what i understand, monthly passes purchased from the 16th and on is for next months use.

so if you bought a monthly pass on feb. 16, the monthly pass is for the month of march, which will start on march 1.

if you want to buy a monthly pass for feb, on the 16th or later, then i am not sure how to do it. maybe do it online or at the actual office? but you would prolly have to take the transit ALOT everyday to make the most of it.

[Armind]

Are there any apps out there that let's you track a certain bus real time?

[CRS]

Are there any apps out there that let's you track a certain bus real time?

LiveTransit Vancouver

[Armind]

LiveTransit Vancouver

no have for iOS :(

Nevermind, just figured out how to use my app lol. :pokerface:

[mrfollowfollow]

transit app

[tonyzoomzoom]

Moovit for iOS

[Eff-1]

Is it just me or do these faregates seem pretty useless when it come to keeping people out of the system without a ticket?

By that I mean the gate opens and closes quite slowly, so it seems easy enough for a person to walk in behind you before the gate has a chance to shut.

London and San Fran use the same design of faregate, so not sure if this will be an issue or not.

[SoNaRWaVe]

i've seen people follow others through. once the first person passes the gate, theres a sensor that triggers the gate to close. if the person behind didn't tap in, the gate will close. it will not detect an object and open back up lol.

that said, the second person can still force their way through it.

[Nlkko]

SFBART communicator fired back against complaints on Twitter. Wonder when Translink gonna do the same :)

San Francisco?s transit system stopped being polite and got real about complaints on Twitter - Vox (http://www.vox.com/2016/3/17/11254270/sf-bart-tweets)

LA Metro sympathetic respond:

https://twitter.com/metrolosangeles/status/710342641515278337

[ImportPsycho]

What the fk is translink tax on monthly parking pass?
I was inquiring about monthly parking pass on impark lot in downtown. They said on top of their price there is translink tax + gst? Dafug
It's a lot owned and operated by impark, no?
Why does translink get a piece?
Sigh....

[SoNaRWaVe]

i think the better question is, what DOESN'T translink have their hands in.

[Armind]

Anyone lost their compass card before?

Can you buy a new card from the machine and transfer everything over from your previous one?

Fuckin Mondays :fuuuuu:

[flagella]

Not sure if you can do that yourself (don't think so). I lost mine and went to one of their offices which did it for me.

[Armind]

It's too bad their offices close by the time I'm off work =\

Not sure if you can do that yourself (don't think so). I lost mine and went to one of their offices which did it for me.

[SoNaRWaVe]

Correct, you can't do it yourself.

Also, for you to be able to transfer the balance from your lost card to a new card, your lost card also has to be registered.

I believe you can call it in and they can do it for you and mail out a new card. But because of the Canada Post situation, its probably best to visit their office to get it done.

[Armind]

Gave em a call earlier.

Just gotta buy a new card and they'll transfer over through the phone no problem.

Given that your card is registered.

[Infiniti]

TransLink reveals plans for Broadway SkyTrain, Surrey LRT - British Columbia - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/translink-train-consultation-1.3939446)

About time!

[m3thods]

TransLink reveals plans for Broadway SkyTrain, Surrey LRT - British Columbia - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/translink-train-consultation-1.3939446)

About time!

I personally don't think LRT is the way to go for either project, especially the Broadway one. I get the cost implication going to Skytrain down Broadway, but man it seems like a bandaid solution which will eventually get scrapped for Skytrain at a higher future cost. Can someone explain how LRT is significantly more reliable than a dedicated bus lane, because I can't see it.

Disclaimer: I'm not a 99 user anymore. I took the line during 8 years at UBC, and I was always lucky to be taking it end to end. I always felt so bad for the people along the way that get passed up by 3-4 buses because the 99 was full at Commercial already.

Edit: I read that as Broadway/Surrey LRT. I cannot read. Thanks everyone!

[twitchyzero]

bus drivers

is there a reason why buses going up w10th from alma seem to like to take up both lanes when going up that hill? and when they do it seems like it's 10kph below speed limit.

I've seen it a few times now, and they're not always the trolley buses.

[Spectre_Cdn]

I personally don't think LRT is the way to go for either project, especially the Broadway one. I get the cost implication going to Skytrain down Broadway, but man it seems like a bandaid solution which will eventually get scrapped for Skytrain at a higher future cost. Can someone explain how LRT is significantly more reliable than a dedicated bus lane, because I can't see it.

Disclaimer: I'm not a 99 user anymore. I took the line during 8 years at UBC, and I was always lucky to be taking it end to end. I always felt so bad for the people along the way that get passed up by 3-4 buses because the 99 was full at Commercial already.

The Broadway proposal is for a tunneled SkyTrain extension from the Millenium line.

[Tapioca]

I personally don't think LRT is the way to go for either project, especially the Broadway one. I get the cost implication going to Skytrain down Broadway, but man it seems like a bandaid solution which will eventually get scrapped for Skytrain at a higher future cost. Can someone explain how LRT is significantly more reliable than a dedicated bus lane, because I can't see it.

Disclaimer: I'm not a 99 user anymore. I took the line during 8 years at UBC, and I was always lucky to be taking it end to end. I always felt so bad for the people along the way that get passed up by 3-4 buses because the 99 was full at Commercial already.

There's no more debate about the technology for Broadway: it's going to be Skytrain underground.

It looks like Phase 1 of the Surreh expansion will be light rail. Since Phase 2 to Langley won't happen for a while, I'm willing to bet it will be Skytrain. It just makes too much sense. The province will step in in about 10 years and tell TransLink what to do, much like it did with the Evergreen Line which was originally going to be light rail.

[Ikkaku]

With the mayor announcing the 10 year vision project for Translink, here is Moonbeam's annual spending on bike lanes!

http://i.imgur.com/SI4adrX.gif

[minoru_tanaka]

With the mayor announcing the 10 year vision project for Translink, here is Moonbeam's annual spending on bike lanes!
I hope some of that money is for covered bike lanes? I don't want to get wet in the rain.

[godwin]

Translink needs to speed up the speed the fare gates closes.. I noticed people follow others through the gates without paying.

[TypeRNammer]

bus drivers

is there a reason why buses going up w10th from alma seem to like to take up both lanes when going up that hill? and when they do it seems like it's 10kph below speed limit.

I've seen it a few times now, and they're not always the trolley buses.

The buses are about 8.5 feet wide.

Lane 1 along West 10th heading towards UBC isn't exactly what you call wide. Especially with the parked cars on the side.
Technically we could be driving in lane one but the driver side tires will be kissing the broken white lines and on the passenger side of the bus there would only be 3 inches of clearance. At this going rate you would be knocking out mirrors and doors all day long.

EDIT: by straddling on two lanes, you create a bigger safe area around the bus.

To answer your other question, we don't purposely drive 10kmh below the limit when straddling both lines. It just comes down to the laws of physics. Big heavy bus isn't going to pick up speed going up hill unlike a light weight Honda Civic.

[MG1]

This is what I like about RS. We have bus drivers giving first hand info and experiences to people who see it only from their POV.

Teacher strike - we had teachers giving their side of the story.

Postal issues, we had postal workers chime in with their side of the story.

Bashing of Natives - we had Native Russ................ wait......... nvm.

Construction workers, mechanics, you name it............ oh, can't forget engineers......... right, soundy?

[bobbinka]

This is what I like about RS. We have bus drivers giving first hand info and experiences to people who see it only from their POV.

Teacher strike - we had teachers giving their side of the story.

Postal issues, we had postal workers chime in with their side of the story.

Bashing of Natives - we had Native Russ................ wait......... nvm.

Construction workers, mechanics, you name it............ oh, can't forget engineers......... right, soundy?

And then there's CiC...

[MG1]

ummmmmm............. he's um.............. okay............... I'm baffled

[GLOW]

don't forget the gullululu's

[hotjoint]

The buses are about 8.5 feet wide.

Lane 1 along West 10th heading towards UBC isn't exactly what you call wide. Especially with the parked cars on the side.
Technically we could be driving in lane one but the driver side tires will be kissing the broken white lines and on the passenger side of the bus there would only be 3 inches of clearance. At this going rate you would be knocking out mirrors and doors all day long.

EDIT: by straddling on two lanes, you create a bigger safe area around the bus.

To answer your other question, we don't purposely drive 10kmh below the limit when straddling both lines. It just comes down to the laws of physics. Big heavy bus isn't going to pick up speed going up hill unlike a light weight Honda Civic.

Just like TypeRNammer said, sometimes we NEED to take both lanes. Sure we could only drive in 1 lane but we would be right up next to parked cars. All it takes is for some person who's not looking to open their door while we come and BAM! Safety is our #1 goal.

[Alby]

i think this also applies to that curved arbutus hill from w33 to w37. i've seen some drivers use only the right lane while others use both lanes.

[SoNaRWaVe]

Translink needs to speed up the speed the fare gates closes.. I noticed people follow others through the gates without paying.

i've seen people literally just walk with enough force to force the gates open. the gates also close fairly fast after the person going through it trips the sensor. but if the guy behind is following close enough, the sensor will still detect a person there and will not close. i don't know what the buffer time is but its probably like 1 second the sensor is cleared before gates close.

[Bender Unit]

:troll:

TransLink says there is no train service across the system’s Fraser River bridge, between Marine Drive Station and Bridgeport Station. The issues initially began at approximately 11 am, with service operating with delays on a single track, but that has since devolved into a complete shutdown in service between Vancouver and Richmond.

[Armind]

Service has been shit lately..