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Slide1: Olympics-related Travel at the BC - WA Border & through Northwest Washington State April 29, 2004 TBWG Washington, DC
Countdown to 2010: Countdown to 2010 July 2003 – International Olympic Committee (IOC) Awards 2010 Winter Games to Vancouver/Whistler, B.C.
2004 – Vancouver Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (VANOC) forms.
2006 - ’10 – Cultural Olympiad
2008 – ’09 – Test events for every sport and venue
2009 – Tickets become available (1.4 – 1.8 million)
2010
January 15 – Olympic Arts Festival begins
February 12-28 – Olympic Winter Games
March 12-21 – Paralympic Games
Complementary Efforts Towards a Regional Transportation Response: Complementary Efforts Towards a Regional Transportation Response Regional Transportation Planning Initiative
WCOG (MPO)
WSDOT
International Mobility & Trade Corridor (IMTC) Organizational Structure: International Mobility & Trade Corridor (IMTC) Organizational Structure Lead Agency: WCOG
IMTC: IMTC July, 2003 –Adopted objective to:
“support efficient and predictable cross-border travel to and from the 2010 Winter Olympic games in British Columbia.”
April, 2004 – Decision to form an IMTC Olympics Subcommittee to:
Communication with the Vancouver Organizing Committee.
Keep focus on the border relative to Olympics transportation and security.
Washington State Department of Transportation: Washington State Department of Transportation February 2004 preliminary assessment of improvements needed for 2010
Washington State Department of Transportation: Washington State Department of Transportation February 2004 assessment of improvements needed for 2010 Supplemental Interstate Maint. and Improvements:
Snow & ice removal
Safety-rest areas
Additional signage Widen State Route 539 from 2-3 lanes to 4-5 lanes REVISE I-5-Blaine interchange geometry to preserve access and serve new facility Safety Improvements on State Route 9 REPLACE Peace Arch Inspection Facility Some funded, others evolving
IMTC Coordinated Construction Schedule: IMTC Coordinated Construction Schedule
FHWA Capacity Building Program: FHWA Capacity Building Program Peer-to-Peer Exchange
Whatcom County staff
Salt Lake City staff
FHWA Peer-to-Peer Exchange Whatcom County Salt Lake City: FHWA Peer-to-Peer Exchange Whatcom County Salt Lake City
Peer-to-Peer Topics: Peer-to-Peer Topics 2002 attendance & ticketing statistics
Project definition and funding
Transportation-demand-management
Communications program
Value of communication with the Organizing Committee
Transportation planning
Ticket sales
Lodging program
Olympics Transportation Regional Planning Initiative: Olympics Transportation Regional Planning Initiative Ensure that Western Washington’s cross- border transportation systems complement a successful Olympics by responding to needs of increased mobility and security.
Provide a mechanism for communication with 2010 Organizing Committee planners.
Form and implement a coordinated, regional transportation plan.
What will come (and go) our way?: What will come (and go) our way? The Basic Questions
How many Olympics travelers will transit or travel from Washington?
What travel demands will be placed on:
Border crossings?
U.S. Interstate 5?
Amtrak Cascades?
Regional airports?
Security?
Slide14: Source: Vancouver 2010 Bid-book. Volume 3, Theme 13, Transport, pg 79.
Venues
The border
Border crossings
Main cross-border highways
Amtrak
Airports
Marine
Regional Planning Initiative Details: Regional Planning Initiative Details Coordinated between WCOG (MPO) & WSDOT
Travel demand forecasts
Identification of system enhancements
Infrastructure, operations, multi-agency efforts, ITS
Regional coordination tools
Compilation and distribution of regional project information
Ongoing revisions/communication IMTC & VANOC
Regional econometric modeling
Estimated level of effort for WCOG
5 ½ years -- $1.07 million
Thank you: Thank you More information:
Vancouver 2010: www.winter2010.com
WCOG & IMTC: www.wcog.org
WSDOT: www.wsdot.wa.gov Gordon Rogers Whatcom Council of Governments gordon@wcog.org