| Whistler Village was Designed with Transportation | | | | promoting bus service for Games spectators and |
| in Mind | | | | encouraging alternate methods of transportation |
| When Whistler Village was constructed in 1980, | | | | such as group bus/coach service. This will cut |
| engineers put a heavy emphasis on urban | | | | down on highway traffic and make for a more |
| transportation. The unique pedestrianized central | | | | relaxing journey for all involved. |
| village area is surrounded by vehicle roadways for | | | | Whistler Olympics - Transit Systems |
| an undisturbed flow of traffic. This means that | | | | A total of 120 buses will be added to the streets |
| driving around the resort is easy, but a car is | | | | of the Whistler Blackcomb, Creekside, and the |
| really unnecessary for a trip out the shops, | | | | Squamish/Pemberton areas to help reduce the |
| restaurants or lifts. | | | | need for your own vehicle. The Resort Municipality |
| Getting to Whistler in 2010 | | | | of Whistler along with VANOC hope this will help |
| Aside from taking a chartered Helicopter, the | | | | reduce congestion throughout the Whistler area. |
| quickest way to get from Vancouver to Whistler | | | | Guests staying outside of Whistler Village should |
| is via Highway 99, also known as the Sea to Sky | | | | note that a free shuttle service will be readily |
| Highway. The newly expanded Sea to Sky | | | | available to transport guests into the Village from |
| Highway will offer drool worthy vistas en route to | | | | the Blackcomb Benchlands & Creekside |
| Whistler Blackcomb. The Vancouver Organizing | | | | areas. This shuttle service will run until 3:00am and |
| Committee of the Olympics (VANOC) hopes to | | | | frequent every 5 to 10 minutes. |
| discourage people from driving themselves by | | | | |
