The main problem with the Olympics in Vancouver is that the Premier is seeing this as a chance to ram through development that is likely to devastate the Lower Mainland (ie- greater Vancouver).  

The highway expansion plan mentioned in the post may be the worst.  It's being seen as part of a larger development plan, the Gateway Project, that is supposed to open the region up to trade from Asia.

But, in reality, it will cause more pollution, more sprawl, more traffic, etc.  The region would be better served by public transportation and more rail options.  You can read all about it here (a website that I help maintain): http://livableregion.ca

The irony is that the Premier of British Columbia, Gordon Campbell, is being portrayed as some sort of green hero:
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/2/14/131847/917

When the reality is that few of his green initiatives will ever go through as long as he keeps on pushing expansion.

Andrew Eisenberg
The gateway project is wrong---http://www.liveableregion.ca/