TransLink (British Columbia)
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TransLink (formerly South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority) is a Canadian transportation authority. It is based in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia and they are responsible for most of the public transportation in the region. TransLink runs buses, the SkyTrain, the West Coast Express, SeaBuses, and the HandyDART.
On January 1, 1998, the organization was created by the Government of British Columbia under the name Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority. It started to be used April 1999 and replaced the former BC Transit which now serves everywhere in British Columbia except Greater Vancouver.[1] George Puil was also named as the first Chairman of TransLink with Ken Dobell becoming the first CEO.[2]
On July 19, 2021, Kevin B. Quinn was named as the CEO of TransLink.[3] He was the CEO of the Maryland Transit Administration from 2017 until 2020.[4]
In 2022, they reported to have a budget of $2.03 billion.[5]
TransLink (British Columbia) Media
One of the newer trolley buses introduced in 2006
The major routes of TransLink's network as of 2017
Replaces Image:Translink-faremap.jpg which was public domain. Other version: Image:Translink.gif (Chinese)
A Ford E-Series HandyDART cutaway bus during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
References
- ↑ "BC Transit Highlights". BC Transit. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ↑ "The Road Less Travelled, Translink's Improbable Journey from 1999 to 2008" (PDF). TransLink. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ↑ "TransLink names Maryland transit executive as its new CEO". CBC.ca. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Dan Fumano: New TransLink CEO planning for transit during, and after, COVID-19". The Province. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ↑ "2022 Business Plan: Operating and Capital Budget Summary" (PDF). TransLink. Retrieved December 15, 2024.