Can you believe it’s been one year since the Olympics were here in Vancouver? It’s true: the first day was February 12 last year! And to celebrate the one-year anniversary, several celebrations will be held in downtown Vancouver on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

For our part, we’re putting on extra service to help people get to the Olympic events and other big happenings downtown—the Vancouver International Boat Show is on, and the Canucks are also playing! So check out the details of our extra service below, and remember your Olympic TravelSmart “know before you go” smarts:

• use the TransLink trip planner or Google Transit to plan your journey
• check the TransLink website, the TransLink Twitter feed, or sign up for e-mail and SMS subscription alerts for service updates on the go
• call our Customer Information line at 604-953-3333 for help with your trip
• and rideshare, bike, or walk to the events if you can!

Edit: I’ve just been told that there will be bike parking provided by the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition for the weekend’s events, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the intersection of Granville and Dunsmuir. Find out more here!

Extra service on buses, SkyTrain, SeaBus

Buses: we’ll put on total of 34 extra buses on various routes, called in by transit supervisors as needed, and paying particular attention to the #135 line, and major hubs like Lonsdale Quay, Bridgeport Station, Surrey Central and King George Station. NightBus service will also have extra service and may be extended past the usual finishing times at the discretion of Transit Supervisors.

Edit, Feb 11, 2011: I’ve just been informed that the C94 Community Shuttle that serves the Richmond Olympic Oval will run on Sunday too. Normally it doesn’t, but for this one particular Sunday, it will operate between 10:05 am and 7:16 pm.

SkyTrain will start and finish at its regular Saturday times but will run longer trains and more frequent service, as it did during the Olympics. Extra trains will be staged along the system in case they’re needed to handle crowds.

As usual during special events, trains will continue operating until all customers on the platform at closing time are boarded. Additional fareboxes will be set up at King George, Scott Road, Granville, Waterfront and Burrard Stations, and customers may pre-purchase return tickets, good until the close of service, as they get off at Granville Station in order to avoid lineups as they leave downtown.

SeaBus will maintain 15-minute service until the last sailing from Waterfront at 1:22am.

Please note that Granville Street will be closed to all vehicles between Smithe and Dunsmuir Streets all day Saturday and into Sunday morning. All buses will be diverted off Granville Street onto Seymour (northbound) and Howe Richards (southbound). Robson will be closed between Howe and Seymour.

Some major events and stations located close by

You can find a much bigger list of anniversary events over at the City of Vancouver’s Share The Spirit website, but here’s a quick roundup of some major events and nearby stations for handy reference.