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		<title>Smart Cards are coming to a station near you</title>
		<link>http://www.nephrus.net/2010/05/smart-cards-are-coming-to-a-station-near-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 17:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederick Linsmeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TransLink has announced that they&#8217;ve narrowed down the list of providers for Smart Card technology that will be replacing the current fare system. The current fare system which uses paper based fares with a magnetic strip and three zones to determine the price of travel, is expected to be phased out after the new technology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting to Lions games just got easier</title>
		<link>http://www.nephrus.net/2010/05/getting-to-lions-games-just-got-easier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 18:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederick Linsmeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Football fans in Vancouver will be able to save when taking transit to BC Lions games. TransLink is offering discounted transit passes to BC Lions seasons ticket holders. The Game Day MultiPass allows fans to ride the bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus for free as long as they carry their tickets and pass to the game on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UBC Rapid Transit survey</title>
		<link>http://www.nephrus.net/2010/04/ubc-rapid-transit-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederick Linsmeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TransLink, along with the British Columbia provincial government, is conducting studies for expanding rapid transit out to the University of British Columbia. The route to the university is one of the busiest in the city and the transportation authority is looking for feedback and input on what would be the best method of providing reliable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TransLink fare increase</title>
		<link>http://www.nephrus.net/2010/03/translink-fare-increase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederick Linsmeyer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nephrus.net/?p=2243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Starting April 1st, 2010, passengers who take the bus, SkyTrain, Canada Line, West Coast Express and SeaBus will be paying more for monthly FareCards and FareSavers. TransLink is increasing the cost of these fares to help pay for new and extended services. Fares purchased at vending machines in stations or on the bus will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Evergreen Line</title>
		<link>http://www.nephrus.net/2010/03/the-evergreen-line/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederick Linsmeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Evergreen Line is a planned extension to the SkyTrain system in Metro Vancouver. Rather than using another technology, like the Canada Line, the Evergreen Line will make use of Bombardier&#8217;s Advanced Rapid Transit technology, which already is in place on the Expo and Millennium Lines. This method was chosen over a light rail system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SkyTrain</title>
		<link>http://www.nephrus.net/2010/01/skytrain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederick Linsmeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The future of rapid transit is here! Since opening in 1985, SkyTrain has become an integral part of transportation in Metro Vancouver. Linking the communities of Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, New Westminster and Surrey together, SkyTrain utilizes close to 49 km of track with 33 stations on two lines: The Expo Line and Millennium Line. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free rides on TransLink for New Year&#8217;s Eve</title>
		<link>http://www.nephrus.net/2009/12/free-rides-on-translink-for-new-years-eve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederick Linsmeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TransLink will be offering free rides on New Year&#8217;s Eve, starting at 8:00 pm PST, Thursday, December 31st until end of service. The Expo and Millennium Lines will extend their service by an hour, with the last train leaving at 2:16 am PST. The Canada Line&#8217;s last train will be at 2:05 am PST towards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turnstiles in transit</title>
		<link>http://www.nephrus.net/2009/12/turnstiles-in-transit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederick Linsmeyer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nephrus.net/?p=1504</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 smart cards will be the same size as a credit card and include a microchip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More SkyTrain track work</title>
		<link>http://www.nephrus.net/2009/11/more-skytrain-track-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederick Linsmeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TransLink will be replacing some of the rails on the track just west of the New Westminster station this month. This work will only be done during the weekends of the 7th to 8th, 14th to 15th and 21st to 22nd with one track out of service at a time. Expo Line trains will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial: Trains and Strollers</title>
		<link>http://www.nephrus.net/2009/11/editorial-trains-and-strollers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nephrus.net/2009/11/editorial-trains-and-strollers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederick Linsmeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, an Australian mother had the fright of her life when the stroller holding her six month old baby rolled off the platform and in front of an oncoming train.  Then, this past Monday, another mother rushing to catch a southbound CTA Red Line train in Chicago watched as the train doors [...]]]></description>
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