Transportation

5 Things To Remember About Transportation

1. Public transportation is accessible to all and is the quickest, most reliable way to go. Access to public transit is included in your Paralympic ticket for the day of the event. Know before you go and give yourself plenty of time to reach your venue.

   
   

2. There is no parking at any Paralympic Venue. Limited parking is available near Whistler for spectators travelling to Whistler Olympic Park or Whistler Creekside.

   
   

3. No Sea to Sky checkpoint will be in place and no permits are required to drive Highway 99 from Vancouver to Whistler during the Paralympic Winter Games.

   
   

4. To reach Whistler Paralympic Park and Whistler Creekside, spectators can ride-share/carpool or use commercial motorcoach to access the Whistler Paralympic Park spectator parking lot at the base of Callaghan Valley Road. From there, take designated shuttles (free and fully accessible) to the venues. Please note there is be no Paralympic bus network service.

   
   

5. Walk, bike and use public transportation whenever possible. Using these modes will ensure you get to your destination while contributing to a greener, more sustainable Games.
   

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Getting Around During The Paralympic Winter Games

No Paralympic lanes or pedestrian corridors are in place except for a Paralympic lane northbound on Highway 99 which will be in place until the end of the 2010 Paralympics Winter Games.

A free transit system, the Olympic Line: Vancouver’s 2010 streetcar, connecting Granville Island to the Canada Line Olympic Village Station will run through to the end of the Paralympic Games on March 21, 2010.  It is a fully accessible system.

Road modifications during the Paralympic Games will be significantly reduced compared to the Olympic period, however there will be some road closures and parking and stopping restrictions  will continue on some major routes.

Proposed temporary parking and stopping restrictions on the following streets will continue to be in effect up to March 21, 2010 to support the Paralympic Games:

• Hastings St between Main St and Burrard
• Smithe St between Expo St and Howe St
• Nelson St between Thurlow St and Beatty St
• King Edward Ave between Oak St and Sophia St
• Cambie St between King Edward Ave and 37^th Ave
• 2^nd/6^th Ave between Hemlock St to Main St
• Main St from 2^nd Ave to Terminal Ave

• Download the Host City Paralympic Transportation Plan PDF map