96 B-Line planned for a 2010 implementation using resources from the to-be-discontinued 98 B-Line, implementation of a South Of Fraser B-line would not happen until four years later. The line opened for service on September 2, 2013. Starting January 1, 2018, passengers with Compass Card or proof of payments are allowed to board from any of the three doors on the bus. Passengers who are paying cash must board through the front door. Departing from Guildford Exchange, the 96 B-Line travels west along 104 Avenue towards Surrey Central Station and King George Station (both on the SkyTrain Expo Line). It then continues
Short Line Reading Series voices and well-established guest readers. The Short Line began on January 9, 2007 with a reading by Michael Turner, author of "Hard Core Logo" and organizer of The Reading Railroad, a regular literary event of the mid-1990s, and inspiration for the founders of the Short Line. The Short Line reading series was founded in November 2006 after conversations between Vancouver writer Carmen Papalia and Vancouver poet and musician Andrew Lee. The two drew their inspiration from author Michael Turner’s Reading Railroad series—a similar event of the mid-1990s which featured readings by various, and often conflicting, literary and musical artists. Instead