A Complete List of All Olympic Driven Construction/Infastructure Accomplishments!!!

[Hed Kandi]

This thread is a dedicated to all Olympic driven developments and infrastructure which have taken place since Vancouver was announced as the 2010 host city.

We can assume that most of these developments would have not taken place (or at least not so soon), were it not for the Olympics.

There are many that will have escaped my memory, so please fill in any which I have missed.


Developments which were born out of the Olympic Initiative (Directly and Indirectly).

1) Completion of Olympic Village
2) Upgrades to Sea to Sky Highway.
3) Renovation of Pigeon Park.
4) Renovation of Granville St.
5) New Permanent lighting installations throughout city.
6) Completion of Coast Coal Harbour Hotel.
7) Completion of Fairmont Pacific Rim.
8) Completion of Canada Line Skytrain.
9) Renovation of Expo Line Broadway Skytrain station.
10) Completion of Richmond Olympic Oval.
11) Upgrades to Cypress Mountain.
12) Renovation of GM Place.
13) Completion of Woodwards.
14) Completion of Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre.
15) New Palm Trees planted at English Bay.
16) Terminal Expansion and Renovations to Vancouver International Airport.
17) Completion of Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre.
18) Expansion and Renovations to CBC Broadcasting Centre.
19) Completion of Vancouver Convention Centre.
20) Completion of Carrall Street Greenway.
21) Renovations of BC place.
22) New Vancouver Sea Plane Terminal.
23) Renovation of Robson Square.
24) New Seabus
25) Completion of Streetcar Phase 0.
26) New 'East Van' Sign
27) Hundreds of New Social Housing Units.
28) Permanent Olympic Cauldron installation at Convention Centre.