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What if we spent $15 million to renovate something we'll demolish just a few years alter.

TransLink's newly renovated Lonsdale Quay bus exchange to be demolished for housing development
Kenneth Chan
Jun 17 2024

Almost exactly four years ago, TransLink’s Lonsdale Quay bus exchange reopened following a lengthy reconstruction to improve its passenger amenities and circulation flow, and the ability to handle more and longer buses.

The 18-month construction project entailed rebuilding the bus loop island, improving accessibility for wheelchairs and strollers, and installing new concrete pavers, ceiling panels, lighting, digital wayfinding, and public art. Improvements were also made for the pedestrian crossing from the bus loop island to the SeaBus ferry terminal and the rest of Lonsdale Quay.

However, the major renovation investment of $14.7 million will be short lived, following the provincial government’s announcement today that the site will be demolished for a new major mixed-use transit-oriented development, with hundreds of units of housing as the primary use.....

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