Vancouver city officials address Taylor Swift-related disruptions
With little more than a week before Taylor Swift takes to the stage at BC Place, city officials gathered Thursday to prepare Vancouver for the upcoming disruptions.
The City of Vancouver, the Vancouver Police Department, Vancouver Fire Rescue Services, Metro Vancouver Transit Police, TransLink and PavCo — the operators of BC Place — held a news conference at 10 a.m., detailing their preparations ahead of the three Eras Tour concerts on Dec. 6, 7 and 8. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER LIVE!
“Plan ahead and allow for extra time to get where they need to go. Anticipate delays especially near BC Place, Rogers Arena and Concord Pacific Place. Whenever possible walk, bike, roll, or take transit to and from downtown,” the City of Vancouver said.
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Several roads in downtown Vancouver will be closed from noon until midnight every day for the length of Swift’s visit, including:
- Beatty Street between Smithe Street and West Georgia Street;
- Pacific Boulevard from the Cambie Bridge off-ramp to Pat Quinn Way;
- Northbound Cambie Street Bridge off-ramp;
- And Robson Street between Cambie Street and Beatty Street.
The city says fans without tickets are strongly advised to avoid the stadium vicinity on event nights; ticket holders are asked to enter through the appropriate gate; and friendship bracelets are allowed, but must be worn in or carried in a bag that abides the venue’s bag policy.
Visitors are encouraged to dress warmly; be considerate of the community by keeping noise to a minimum when leaving events and properly disposing of waste; and consider taking active transport to the show — including Mobi bikes by Rogers, which is ensuring dock availability near BC Place at the Dunsmuir and Beatty, Expo and Smithe, and Carrall and Seawall stations.
More ways to stay up to date include:
- Information on The Eras Tour in Vancouver from BC Place
- Check out all the Nice! activations happening around downtown
- Visit translink.ca/erastour or sign up for personalized Transit Alerts
- Contact TransLink Customer Information Desk at 604-953-3333 (available in 300+ languages) from 6:30 a.m. until midnight on concert nights.
- Download the free Alertable App to get alerts and instructions for significant emergencies in Vancouver sent to your phone
- @BCPlace @CityofVancouver @VancouverPD @TransLink @VanFireRescue @TransitPolice
Tens of Thousands of fans are expected to take part in the festivities.
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