TravelSmart 2010

• 2010 Games dates
• Transportation key dates
• Public transit expanded service dates

Promote taking public transit – the best way to get around during the Games.

• TransLink Greater Vancouver transit services
• TransLink 6-week 2010 Games Transit Passes
• TransLink Employer Passes
• BC Transit Sea to Sky and Whistler transit services
• BC Transit Feb 2010 Souvenir Transit Passes
• Vancouver Olympic Line street car

Encourage active travel during the Games such as walking and cycling:

• City of Vancouver pedestrian zones
• City of Richmond OZone access
• Whistler pedestrian areas
• City of Vancouver cycling routes
• Whistler cycling routes
• Bikes on TransLink transit
• Venues and LiveCity celebrations will offer bike locking facilities

It is strongly recommended that businesses order extra supplies well in advance of the Games to avoid potential delays or impacts due to traffic and road changes.

Expect delays for your staff and customers. Allow for extra time in schedules, and make sure to announce any impacts, such as Road and Parking restrictions that will impact getting to your business.

Online tools and real-time alerts help plan travel in advance:

• TransLink’s Trip Planner
• DriveBC Highway updates and maps

Whether you or your staff are travelling to your business, if you have deliveries to make, or meetings with others, plan to travel to downtown Vancouver before 7 am and leave by 2 pm or after 7 pm

For Sea to Sky travel, be on the highway before 6am or after 6 pm if you do not have travel permits and to avoid Games related traffic

Where possible, work with your staff to adjust hours for your business.

• Support employees taking holidays during the Games.
• Implementing flex-days with staff working longer hours some days to allow for time off on others
• Adjust work hours to support staff commuting before or after peak times.

Sometimes the best commute, is no commute. Support your staff working from home during the Games.

Use Entertainment Events happening around town to build team spirit and staff morale – organize team outings to participate in celebrations rather than getting stuck in commutes during peak times.

• TransLink 2010 Games printable maps
• City of Vancouver Roads map
• BC Transit Whistler Route Map
• Whistler Village Road Map

• City of Vancouver Driving Impacts
• City of Vancouver Parking Restrictions
• City of Richmond/Olympic Oval Parking Restrictions
• Whistler Route Changes
• Whistler Parking Restrictions

• City of Vancouver Olympic Lanes
• North Shore Bridges will have lead-ins at both ends of the Lions Gate and Ironworkers Memorial bridges to give priority to Games vehicles. There will be no Olympic Lanes on the bridges.
• Cypress will have a lead in Olympic Lane from Highway 99 to allow access to the mountain for Olympic officials and Olympic Bus Network.
• Whistler will have an Olympic Lane northbound on Highway 99 in place until the end of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games as a third lane for Olympic officials and public transit use.

• Vancouver, make deliveries downtown between midnight and 6 am.
• Whistler, delivery programs are in place to manage Village deliveries from 12pm – 6 am and Creekside from 10 pm – 6 pm.
• Note: Commercial Carrier Permits are required for service directly into Whistler Village, to drop off passengers, stage vehicles and access various areas of the Resort.
• All Olympic Venue deliveries are coordinated by VANOC for checkpoint security and permits.

• Vancouver routes during the Games
• There are no truck route changes in Whistler, however, businesses requiring travel to Whistler or on the Sea to Sky Highway should be aware of Sea to Sky travel permits and Whistler Commercial Carrier Permits.

• Travel Restrictions on the Sea to Sky corridor (Highway 99) will apply during peak hours (6 am to 6 pm) for vehicles travelling northbound from Squamish to Whistler/ Pemberton Feb 11-28, 2010:
• Sea to Sky Quick Guide
• Sea to Sky permits
• Sea to Sky Check-point information
• Sea to Sky BC Transit services

• Encourage everyone to fill their cars when on the roads – support Ride Sharing / Car Pooling to help get around

• Leave your car at a Park & Ride location to avoid traffic and parking restrictions.
• Existing locations plus temporary 2010 Park & Ride lots are available to help manage traffic.