now correct me if i'm wrong, but i seem to remember (but i can not seem to confirm) that one of the reasons for the trouble of the waterfront stadium was because of the dangerous goods the trains may carry and its potential conflict with the stadium.
if this is true, how can they build office towers above the tracks?
edit: found something from the province
http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=d45ca4c9-75a5-46a5-8507-0a190f09c26a
to sum it up, the issues for not approve the stadium were
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THE ISSUES WERE:
- Providing an adequate street network.
- Resolving the risks associated with dangerous goods in adjacent rail yards.
- Reconfiguring the stadium to ensure a better fit with heritage Gastown.
- Resolving impacts on the livability of residential areas south of the rail lands.
- Resolving impacts on future port development.
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