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Olympics-related Travel at the BC - WA Border & through Northwest Washington State

Olympics-related Travel at the BC - WA Border & through Northwest Washington State April 29, 2004 TBWG Washington, DC Countdown to 2010 July 2003 – International Olympic Committee (IOC) Awards 2010 Winter Games to Vancouver/Whistler, B.C.

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Olympics-related Travel at the BC - WA Border & through Northwest Washington State

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  1. Olympics-related Travel at the BC - WA Border& through Northwest Washington State April 29, 2004TBWGWashington, DC

  2. 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

  3. Complementary Efforts Towards a Regional Transportation Response IMTC WSDOT FHWAPeer-to-PeerExchange • Regional Transportation Planning Initiative • WCOG (MPO) • WSDOT

  4. International Mobility & Trade Corridor (IMTC) Organizational Structure Lead Agency: WCOG Steering Committee25 Core Group45Makes decisions General Assembly300Information and feedback Issue-specific subgroups

  5. 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.

  6. Washington State Department of Transportation February 2004 preliminary assessment of improvements needed for 2010

  7. Washington State Department of Transportation February 2004 assessment of improvements needed for 2010 REPLACE Peace Arch Inspection Facility REVISE I-5-Blaine interchange geometry to preserve access and serve new facility Safety Improvements on State Route 9 Widen State Route 539 from 2-3 lanes to 4-5 lanes • Supplemental Interstate Maint. and Improvements: • Snow & ice removal • Safety-rest areas • Additional signage Some funded, others evolving

  8. IMTC Coordinated Construction Schedule

  9. FHWA Capacity BuildingProgram Peer-to-Peer Exchange Whatcom County staff Salt Lake City staff

  10. FHWA Peer-to-Peer ExchangeWhatcom County Salt Lake City

  11. 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

  12. 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.

  13. 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?

  14. Venues • The border • Border crossings • Main cross-borderhighways • Amtrak • Airports • Marine Source: Vancouver 2010 Bid-book.Volume 3, Theme 13, Transport, pg 79.

  15. 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

  16. Thank you More information: Vancouver 2010: www.winter2010.com WCOG & IMTC: www.wcog.org WSDOT: www.wsdot.wa.gov Gordon RogersWhatcom Council of Governmentsgordon@wcog.org

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