First Phase Of Vancouver 2010 Transportation Plan Released 13/03/2009 |
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Vancouver 2010 released the first phase of its transportation plan Wednesday, outlining how residents, businesses and Games visitors will get around the Lower Mainland and Sea to Sky regions during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
About 80 per cent of the plan is reportedly complete and more information is to be released throughout 2009 as details are finalized.
According to the plan there will be significant increases to public transit capacity in Metro Vancouver and the Sea to Sky corridor linking the city of Vancouver to the host mountain resort of Whistler.
There will be expanded bus routes in Whistler and commuter bus services linking Squamish and Pemberton 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the month of February 2010.
Permanent transit improvements in Metro Vancouver include the 48 new Sky Train cars and the new Canada Line connecting downtown Vancouver with Richmond's city centre and the Vancouver International Airport.
The Associated Press reports more than 30 blocks of the city's downtown will be converted to pedestrian-only corridors each afternoon, and 1,500 Olympic-specific buses will be used as part of a strategy that includes city priority lanes and alternating traffic on the key artery between Vancouver and Whistler.
Vancouver is surrounded by water, minimizing available roads for the thousands of people who rely on bridges to get in and out of downtown Vancouver daily.
There is only one route to Whistler, but according to AP, organizers have a contingency plan involving a service road and the possible use of boats if the highway is forced to close.
Spectators will have to book a $25 round trip bus ticket to Whistler for the events as there will be very little public parking at the resort, none at Olympic venues, and very few spots on Vancouver's downtown streets.
Meanwhile a massive expansion of the existing TransLink system is continuing, including a new rapid transit line from the airport and hundreds more buses. The buses will run from 14 hubs, some at universities and colleges that have rearranged spring breaks to accommodate the Olympics, taking some pressure off transportation, reports AP.
(Source: Gamesbids.com)
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