Translink Anticipates Shorter Than Expected Wait Times For Vancouver 2010 Olympic SkyTrains

Source railway-technology.com Translink’s recent estimates suggest passenger lineups of approximately 1 hour to take SkyTrains to Olympic events, instead of the original estimate of up to 2 hours.  Let’s hope they’re right! If you’ve taken the SkyTrain recently, you may have noticed the barriers Translink has put up to help keep everyone in line, literally.  Be sure to dress warm as an hour waiting in line, even an orderly... [Read More...]

Free Stuff To Do During The Vancouver 2010 Olympics

There’s lots of fantastic free activities in Vancouver to take part in during the Olympics. A huge variety of pavilions and houses showcasing different regions, cultures and organizations from all over the world. Try ziplining across Robson street while 6 stories in the air! Or, if you’d prefer to be closer to the ground, take the Olympic Line streetcar, it travels between Granville Island and the Canada Line Olympic Village Station. ... [Read More...]

2010 Olympic Tourist Court: The Place Tourists Don’t Want To Visit

Source: Flickr Joe Gratz The Olympic expedited tourist’s court has been put in place to handle any foreigners involved in less serious crimes, such as: simple assault impaired driving theft under $5000 credit card fraud prostitution related offenses marijuana possession The intention is to have short, day-long trials heard within 2 weeks of the criminal incident.  So, tourists, you’d better be good for your own sake. Tweet This... [Read More...]