Olympic Clock counting down the days left

As the Winter Olympics draw closer, a number of streets in and around downtown Vancouver will be closed off or limited to authorized vehicles. The closures are expected to cause commuter headaches for those who live or work in the downtown core. Many streets will have parking restrictions in effect, so the best bet would be to take public transit. TransLink will have extra buses, run longer trains on the Expo and Millennium Lines and have increased frequency on the Canada Line and West Coast Express. More information on travel options and restrictions are available on the TravelSmart 2010 web site.

Closed Streets – No traffic or pedestrian access

• Waterfront Road – Between the Vancouver Convention Centre and Crab Park
  January 27^th to March 1^st, 2010
• Dunsmuir Viaduct – Between Beatty Street and Gore Avenue
  February 5^th to March 2^nd, 2010
• Georgia Viaduct – Between Beatty Street and Gore Avenue
  February 5^th to March 2^nd, 2010
• Expo Boulevard – Between Smithe Street and Quebec Street
  January 29^th to March 2^nd, 2010
• Pacific Boulevard – Between Cambie Street and Quebec Street
  January 29^th to March 2^nd, 2010
• Renfrew Street – Between East Hastings Street and McGill Street
  January 24^th to March 1^st, 2010
• West 1st Avenue – Between Cambie Street and Quebec Street
  November 1^st, 2009 to March 31^st, 2010

Olympic Lanes – Limited to public transit and authorized vehicles
February 4^th to March 1^st, 2010

• Burrard Street – Between Burrard Street Bridge and Cordova Street
• Seymour Street – Between Granville Street Bridge and Cordova Street
• Howe Street – Between Granville Street Bridge and Cordova Street
• Pender Street – Between Beatty Street and Howe Street
• Cambie Street – Between Cambie Street Bridge and West 59th Avenue
• Broadway – Between Arbutus Street and Commercial Drive
• Georgia Street – Between Richards Street and Stanley Park Causeway
• Hastings Street – Between Richards Street and Boundary Road

Pedestrian Streets – No traffic from 12:00 pm PST to 12:00 am PST
February 12^th to 28^th, 2010

• Granville Street – Between Davie Street and Cordova Street
• Robson Street – Between Beatty Street and Jervis Street
• Hamilton Street – Between Drake Street and Georgia Street
• Beatty Street – Between Smithe Street and Dunsmuir Street