Comments on: Friday fun post: are you noticing the Olympic crowds on transit yet?

By: The Buzzer blog » Friday fun post: are you planning to go to a lot of Games events?

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:51:52 +0000

[...] always, feel free to check out the original post to read everyone’s comments! (There was a bit of a discussion about washrooms in SkyTrains there [...]

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By: The Buzzer blog » Friday fun post: are you helping out new folks on transit?

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:00:58 +0000

[...] Last week’s fun post asked if you had noticed Olympic crowds on transit yet. [...]

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By: ;-)

;-) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:14:18 +0000

I just found some links that may be of interest…

If you choose a date, you can see the route and get a feel when the rolling closures will occur.
http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/olympic-torch-relay/olympic-torch-relay-interactive-map/

You can see live footage of torch operations here.
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/torch/follow-torch/index.html

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By: Jhenifer Pabillano

Jhenifer Pabillano — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:31:45 +0000

Phyzz: That’s what I’ve been told! Feel free to write in to our Customer Relations web form to share your thoughts in an official capacity — it will be passed along to Canada Line.

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By: Phyzz

Phyzz — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:17:15 +0000

Only 16 out of 20 on the Canada Line? Seriously. I know SOP is to keep a couple out of service for maintenance but the line is already crowded at peak times, running more for one month sounds reasonable.

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By: Jhenifer Pabillano

Jhenifer Pabillano — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:21:41 +0000

Dave 2:
I asked and I’m told that new signage will start going in tomorrow, to help guide our passengers through the station and up and out through the Dunsmuir Mall and then through the Granville Street doors to Vancouver City Centre Station. So, it’s coming!

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By: Jhenifer Pabillano

Jhenifer Pabillano — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:59:41 +0000

zack:
To your question about whether we have resources in place to help non-English speakers: if language is a big barrier, we can connect customers with the Provincial Translation Service, who can provide translation services for people. Other than that, language services will depend on what our available staff speaks.

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By: Jhenifer Pabillano

Jhenifer Pabillano — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:47:38 +0000

Gregory & zack:
Just wanted to add that the Olympic lanes on those streets are curbside lanes only — the other lanes are still free for other traffic.

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By: Tsushima Masaki

Tsushima Masaki — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:10:00 +0000

I haven’t really noticed it. I did see people taking pictures inside the main Waterfront Station building and on the platform level of the Canada Line station.

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By: Jason V

Jason V — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:02:07 +0000

Jhen, yes to answer your question, (#comment-40931) I often ask “where did you want to go” when folks are gazing at the transit map. I’d say about 50% of the time I can offer some useful advice. Having the full system transit map on my iPod helps too sometimes.

It’s much more difficult when they simply gaze out the window, refusing to look at the map for whatever reason. In these cases, I can only assume they are lost in thought, and maybe it’s not appropriate to ask if they needed help or directions unless I overhear them discussing routes or destinations.

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