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Originally Posted by retro_orange
Absolutely. False creek should be a natural place for downtown to expand and i think the removal of the viaducts and relocation of the hospital will help to make that happen. The stadium district still kinda cuts it off though.
Compared to all other areas that downtown could potentially expand to, it has the least amount of nimbyism because of predominantly industrial and commercial land use for the past half century and there's no viewcones to impede heights.
What would help is having more large scale office buildings proposed, similar to what is built downtown. The housing is already being built there, i'm sure those people would love to be able to walk to their office in just a few minutes.
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There are offices opening up in the MT Pleasant industrial area (very close to FC), so what you're suggesting is happening on a smaller scale. If we do see major office towers south of False Creek, they would likely be close to Broadway and Cambie, where 2 Skytrain lines will intersect. Still walking distance for residents of False Creek.
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