I was not downtown last night. I wasn't afraid for my life or well-being in the face of the riots in Vancouver following Boston's Stanley Cup win. I was not franticly searching for a way home. I did, however, receive a steady stream of tweets from Translink regarding bus and SkyTrain service in the heart of Vancouver during the chaos.
 
Anyone who knows me knows that I have no shortage of complaints about late buses, SkyTrain delays and rude drivers, but I have no compla last night Translink's response to law-abiding hockey fans just trying to get home was really admirable. Though service was cut off for some time, the Twitter Team at Translink promptly sent information to the masses on available routes and transit services, when otherwise no one would know where the buses were running. Seeing their diligence in such a hectic situation, I'm likely to skip the Translink website and just check the Twitter feed when I need to know what's going on.

You can see Translink's tweets from last night here http://twitter.com/#!/translink
If you have a Twitter account, give them a follow. You never know when you'll need minute to minute transit information.