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Old Posted May 8, 2015, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Vancity View Post
Rendering looks great.

But. Are there going to be schools in the area? Grocery stores? Shops? Coffee shops? etc, etc. If those elements are all in place. It'll be a great area, where residents don't have to drive to get anywhere. They can walk to get their groceries, or go shopping, etc.

Offices in and around the area? Probably not. In that sense, people will still ahve to commute to work. But that's kind of like everywhere else in the city.
The Official Development Plan for the River District (née East Fraserlands) does indeed plan for retail and two schools.

Here's the link to the policy documents, including the policy statement, official development plan, and design guidelines: link

The ODP calls for 163,000 ft2 of retail in sub-areas 1-3 of the Central Town Square Precinct.
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