Time for Vancouver to Tear Down Its Viaducts?

[jlousa]

The amount of redevelopment going on in Chinatown has already rejuvenated the immediate area, the DTES is not going to change much at all though thanks to the zoning current council imposed on it regardless of the future of the viaducts. Woodwards rejuvenated the area immediately around it but did not do much of anything to Main and Hastings which is closer to Woodwards then the Viaducts are. As others have stated hundreds of units could be build with the viaducts in place, look no further the Rogers arena and Spectrum, and while I'm sure extra bodies will helpthe area, it will won't change the DTES from it's current state. People don't tend to venture very far from their homes unless they need to, there is nothing in the DTES to draw them there right now and removing the viaducts will not change that.
Meggs is out to lunch on what he's selling with this project.