If you’re like me, you probably keep your Compass card in your wallet. And, like me, you probably take your wallet out when going through the fare gates at a SkyTrain station, or stepping onto a bus. TransLink wants to…
The winner of TransLink’s smart card naming contest has been finally announced. Compass is the name of the new fare card being introduced in 2013 with the transit system’s upgrade to electronic fare media. Burnaby resident Oleksiy Gayda came up…
When TransLink announced they would be moving towards a smart card-based fare system, a problem appeared: what would the card be called? The London Underground has the Oyster, Chicago has the Chicago Card and Sound Transit uses ORCA. So, last…
As TransLink moves forward in it’s goal of upgrading the fare system on trains and buses, there’s a few sides to the switch from the existing fare media to smart cards. Upsides Cash is becoming a thing of the past…
Starting next year, TransLink will be installing faregates at all SkyTrain, Canada Line, West Coast Express and SeaBus stations. At the same time, smart card technology, with reloadable cards, will be set up making it easier to take transit. The…
