Vancouver, Skytrains and Buses

January 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Vancouver’s public transport system is all about getting people downtown in quick time. The Skytrain is the driverless mass-transit train, which has three lines. One is the Expo line that runs in 39 minutes from King George in Surrey to Waterfront station, where you can connect with the Seabus to North Vancouver and the West Coast Express to Mission. There is another circular line called the Millennium Line that runs from Clark Drive to Waterfront Station via Burnaby and New Westminster. The third line, called The Canada... [Read more]

Vancouver Crossings

December 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

The Winter Olympics will be taking place in four short months. They are hyped by the local media as the biggest sports event in the world in 2010. This view completely ignores the FIFA World Cup in South Africa and The Commonwealth Games in New Delhi of course.

There are some things you should know about drivers in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. I have lived here for 8 years and have seen some very bad driving. Be very careful when crossing the road especially at junctions and pedestrian crossings. Drivers... [Read more]

The Winter Olympics, Getting Around

November 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

In Vancouver, transit officials believe that the traffic restrictions in place for the 2010 Winter Olympics will lead to an increase of 20 percent in the number of people using public transport. Currently, 800,000 people use transit each weekday. To help with the increased numbers, 180 extra buses, a third Seabus, and 48 more Skytrain cars will be brought into use, though none of these services will be available around the clock during the Olympics. Transit users are being urged to avoid travelling between 7 a.m. and... [Read more]

Winter Olympics News, Traffic Restrictions

November 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

The Winter Olympics are being held between Feb. 12 and 28, 2010 in Vancouver and Whistler. The road closures in Vancouver begin on Nov. 1 when a section of 1st Avenue will be closed so that the area around the Olympic Village can be ‘secured.’

The 2010 Winter Olympic organizers are hoping to eliminate 30% of all vehicle trips in Vancouver’s downtown core, across the bridges to the North Shore, and along the Sea-to-Sky Highway towards Whistler. As a permit will be required to park at Whistler during... [Read more]

Vancouver, New Canada Line Information

November 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

From Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver, it takes 26 minutes to the airport and 25 minutes to Richmond or Brighouse. The cost for either trip during the week is $3.75 (two zones in Vancouver transit terms). During the weekends the cost is $2.50. Cellphones will work in the underground sections. The train has wide aisles with storage for luggage and also special areas for bikes, long enough to park a tandem in. The stations are all rather plain with just a few lines of blue tiles breaking the monotony in places.... [Read more]