Vancouver unveils traffic changes for 2010 Olympics
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 | 2:39 PM PT
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The City of Vancouver unveiled its planned changes to traffic during the 2010 Olympic Games on Tuesday. (City of Vancouver)With the 2010 Winter Olympic Games still 15 months away, the City of Vancouver has released a map of temporary changes to the city's road network leading up to and during the two week event.
The temporary changes will include pedestrian-only areas, security zones, on-street parking limitations, and priority lanes for Olympic traffic.
The city plans to make pedestrian malls out of parts of Granville, Robson, Mainland, and Hamilton streets in the downtown core, and create priority lanes for Olympic traffic on Broadway, Hastings, West Georgia, Seymour and Howe streets.
Over the next month, the city staff members intend to meet with business, transportation and community groups to discuss the effects of the changes.
The 2010 Winter Olympic Games will be staged in Vancouver area and Whistler from Feb. 12 to 28, 2010.
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