Comments on: Olympic travel tips: bike travel during the Games http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2010/01/olympic-travel-tips-bike-travel-during-the-games/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jhenifer Pabillano http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2010/01/olympic-travel-tips-bike-travel-during-the-games/#comment-43552 Jhenifer Pabillano Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:39:11 +0000 http://buzzer.translink.ca/?p=7251#comment-43552 ECruz: Folding bikes in a bag are permitted on all SkyTrain lines. There's a note in the blog post about it plus it's in the <a href=http://www.translink.ca/en/About-TransLink/Media/2010/January/TravelSmart-2010-Temporary-changes-to-bike-restrictions-on-SkyTrain.aspx rel="nofollow">press release</a> we sent out to media. Buses and SeaBus and West Coast Express don't have any changes to their bike policies however, so you are fine to take the bike on those modes of travel. ECruz:
Folding bikes in a bag are permitted on all SkyTrain lines. There’s a note in the blog post about it plus it’s in the press release we sent out to media. Buses and SeaBus and West Coast Express don’t have any changes to their bike policies however, so you are fine to take the bike on those modes of travel.

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]]> By: ECruz http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2010/01/olympic-travel-tips-bike-travel-during-the-games/#comment-43549 ECruz Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:09:26 +0000 http://buzzer.translink.ca/?p=7251#comment-43549 I have a folding bike. Am I right to assume that so long as I have it folded in a bag/cover that there are no Skytrain/Canada Line restrictions for it, including during the Olympics? Gee, I hope all the transit operators on the front lines are aware of this. I have a folding bike. Am I right to assume that so long as I have it folded in a bag/cover that there are no Skytrain/Canada Line restrictions for it, including during the Olympics? Gee, I hope all the transit operators on the front lines are aware of this.

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]]> By: Jhenifer Pabillano http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2010/01/olympic-travel-tips-bike-travel-during-the-games/#comment-42870 Jhenifer Pabillano Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:46:24 +0000 http://buzzer.translink.ca/?p=7251#comment-42870 Aha, the City has pointed me to the answer! Here's the <a href=http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/transport/cycling/bikeways/routes/updates.htm#Pender rel="nofollow">Pender bike lane reroute info</a>: <blockquote>Olympic lanes are restricted to VANOC-accredited vehicles, transit vehicles and emergency vehicles. Unaccredited bicycles are therefore not permitted in designated Olympic lanes. This would include Pender Street from Cambie and Howe Street. We encourage cyclists to consider to use our designated bike routes on local streets parallel to many of the Olympic Lanes. For Pender Street we have also signed a temporary detour route along Cordova (via Cambie) for eastbound cyclists and Dunsmuir (via Beatty) for westbound cyclists. Olympic lanes will be in effect until March 4, 2010. </blockquote> Aha, the City has pointed me to the answer!

Here’s the Pender bike lane reroute info:

Olympic lanes are restricted to VANOC-accredited vehicles, transit vehicles and emergency vehicles. Unaccredited bicycles are therefore not permitted in designated Olympic lanes. This would include Pender Street from Cambie and Howe Street.

We encourage cyclists to consider to use our designated bike routes on local streets parallel to many of the Olympic Lanes. For Pender Street we have also signed a temporary detour route along Cordova (via Cambie) for eastbound cyclists and Dunsmuir (via Beatty) for westbound cyclists. Olympic lanes will be in effect until March 4, 2010.

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]]> By: Jhenifer Pabillano http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2010/01/olympic-travel-tips-bike-travel-during-the-games/#comment-42865 Jhenifer Pabillano Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:56:38 +0000 http://buzzer.translink.ca/?p=7251#comment-42865 Hmmm... confusing! I was just discussing this with a colleague, and they have posited that perhaps the other lanes on Pender are the recommended bike routes. (Olympic lanes are only the curb lanes.) Let me see if I can reach someone at the City of Vancouver to clarify. Hmmm… confusing! I was just discussing this with a colleague, and they have posited that perhaps the other lanes on Pender are the recommended bike routes. (Olympic lanes are only the curb lanes.) Let me see if I can reach someone at the City of Vancouver to clarify.

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]]> By: ck http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2010/01/olympic-travel-tips-bike-travel-during-the-games/#comment-42759 ck Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:29:14 +0000 http://buzzer.translink.ca/?p=7251#comment-42759 The city of Vancouver map clearly shows Pender as a bike route. I guess Cordova is the only route available eastbound from west of Howe. http://olympichostcity.vancouver.ca/pdf/Host%20City%20bike%20network.pdf The city of Vancouver map clearly shows Pender as a bike route. I guess Cordova is the only route available eastbound from west of Howe.

http://olympichostcity.vancouver.ca/pdf/Host%20City%20bike%20network.pdf

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]]> By: Jhenifer Pabillano http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2010/01/olympic-travel-tips-bike-travel-during-the-games/#comment-42753 Jhenifer Pabillano Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:42:46 +0000 http://buzzer.translink.ca/?p=7251#comment-42753 ck: Olympic lanes and the bike strategy for Vancouver are actually the domain of the <a href=http://www.vancouver.ca rel="nofollow">City of Vancouver</a>, so you should hit them up to get exact answers to your questions. In the meanwhile though, the <a href=http://olympichostcity.vancouver.ca/pdf/Olympic%20route%20network%20maps.pdf rel="nofollow">road closures map from the City</a> shows that Pender is only an Olympic Lane from Cambie St to Howe St downtown. If your route doesn't include that section, you're OK. It's not the entirety of Pender Street. Also, I would consider the road closures map I just linked to as a more credible authority than the UBC route planner, since it's linked to on <a href=http://travelsmart2010.ca rel="nofollow">travelsmart2010.ca</a> and all our partners have been pointing to it as the chief source for road closures info. ck:

Olympic lanes and the bike strategy for Vancouver are actually the domain of the City of Vancouver, so you should hit them up to get exact answers to your questions.

In the meanwhile though, the road closures map from the City shows that Pender is only an Olympic Lane from Cambie St to Howe St downtown. If your route doesn’t include that section, you’re OK. It’s not the entirety of Pender Street.

Also, I would consider the road closures map I just linked to as a more credible authority than the UBC route planner, since it’s linked to on travelsmart2010.ca and all our partners have been pointing to it as the chief source for road closures info.

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]]> By: ck http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2010/01/olympic-travel-tips-bike-travel-during-the-games/#comment-42750 ck Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:34:12 +0000 http://buzzer.translink.ca/?p=7251#comment-42750 Pender Street is shown as a bike route on the olympics biking link, but is shown on the ubc route planner as Olympic Lane no bikes permitted. This is my eastbound route daily, and I've been riding in the Olympics lane as the other lane is a parking lot of congestion. Am I going to get ticketed for this? What did the planners intend when they showed Pender as a bike route?? Pender Street is shown as a bike route on the olympics biking link, but is shown on the ubc route planner as Olympic Lane no bikes permitted. This is my eastbound route daily, and I’ve been riding in the Olympics lane as the other lane is a parking lot of congestion. Am I going to get ticketed for this? What did the planners intend when they showed Pender as a bike route??

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]]> By: ;-) http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2010/01/olympic-travel-tips-bike-travel-during-the-games/#comment-42729 ;-) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:57:29 +0000 http://buzzer.translink.ca/?p=7251#comment-42729 Yes a friend last Saturday took 90 minutes to get from Stanley Park to Science World. Avoid travelling with your car in the area for the next few weeks. Yes a friend last Saturday took 90 minutes to get from Stanley Park to Science World. Avoid travelling with your car in the area for the next few weeks.

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]]> By: Jhenifer Pabillano http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2010/01/olympic-travel-tips-bike-travel-during-the-games/#comment-42728 Jhenifer Pabillano Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:48:53 +0000 http://buzzer.translink.ca/?p=7251#comment-42728 rj: I'm sorry about the bike restrictions! Essentially rush hour levels are expected almost all day and in all directions during the Olympics, especially as people are asked to come to venues early for their events, and owing to celebration sites being open daily. (Some events have 9 or 10 a.m. starts, and people are being asked to come early to get through security.) I know it's not much comfort, but hopefully we can all hang on until March! rj: I’m sorry about the bike restrictions! Essentially rush hour levels are expected almost all day and in all directions during the Olympics, especially as people are asked to come to venues early for their events, and owing to celebration sites being open daily. (Some events have 9 or 10 a.m. starts, and people are being asked to come early to get through security.) I know it’s not much comfort, but hopefully we can all hang on until March!

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]]> By: Jhenifer Pabillano http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2010/01/olympic-travel-tips-bike-travel-during-the-games/#comment-42725 Jhenifer Pabillano Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:32:52 +0000 http://buzzer.translink.ca/?p=7251#comment-42725 Sorry jack: everyone at TransLink is heavily focused on Olympic work until the start of March, so it's hard not to talk about it! Sorry jack: everyone at TransLink is heavily focused on Olympic work until the start of March, so it’s hard not to talk about it!

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