What's the T | The TransLink Podcast

There's so much more than meets the eye when it comes to making SkyTrain go. We visit the brains of the SkyTrain operations, the air traffic control of SkyTrain.

Hop on board with us! We're going where very few people have gone before: the captain’s chair, perched high atop the SeaBus vessel.

Follow the unique career trajectories of its Chief Officer Suzanne Muir and Constable Travis Blair. Muir started on the soccer pitch and is a Canada Soccer Hall of Famer. Tune in for a glimpse of what it's like to walk the beat as a member of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police.

You're invited to ride the rails with a SkyTrain Attendant to discover what it really entails. It will surprise you as there's truly more than what meets the eye. Don't believe us? Listen to find out.

It's spooky season. Have you ever felt a chill as if someone was watching you? We explore spooky stories and urban legends with Greg Mansfield, author of "Ghosts of Vancouver." We'll take you on a ride you won't forget. Tune in if you dare!

In this bonus episode, Jawn celebrates this milestone anniversary by speaking with the people who illustrate the past, present, and future of Vancouver's iconic trolley bus.

We close out our first season where we began: a deep dive on SkyTrain. This is all the things we do behind the scenes to maintain safe and reliable service for you.

Take this ride with us on why an elevator and escalator may not be available. We have the "T" on the types of regular inspections that have to be done, why we take pride in our work, and more.

Just one of the many ways we're putting you at the heart of everything we do. Plus, tips on where to go with your bike and Bike Bus.

What are some of the reasons why buses can be late and what are we doing to make them more reliable, for you? Listen and find out.

Metro Vancouver is growing by 50,000 new residents each year — we need to help provide people with sustainable ways to move and live. Discover how we're breaking new ground to support transit expansion and helping to deliver new housing.

We also reveal what it takes to transform an idea into a SkyTrain line or bus route that you can ride. Plus, what are we talking about when we playfully say the 99 Tree-Line?

Dr. Amy Hanser, an associate professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia, joins us to discuss the fascinating social interactions we share on transit. We also hear from bus operators to find out what they think when you say thanks!

Playing loud music, blocking the doors and not taking backpacks off — some of the things fellow riders do that might give you the ick. Robert Willis with TransLink takes us behind the scenes on a pair of transit etiquette campaigns and shares his observations as our in-house expert.

Host Jawn Jang goes behind the scenes at our training centre. Derrick Bayer, chief instructor at Coast Mountain Bus Company, puts him through the paces as Jawn takes a spin at the wheel of our bus simulator for a taste of what it's like to operate a bus.

Matt Doyle, SkyTrain's vice-president of maintenance and engineering, has the answer why the SkyTrain doesn't run all night. He also explains what's going on behind the scenes on the SkyTrain tracks overnight when most of us are asleep.

I'm your host, Jawn Jang. Come behind the scenes with me as I put some voices and names to the work that we do at TransLink. Can't wait to get started. Welcome aboard to What’s The T.