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Originally Posted by fredinno
There's still an immense amount of room that could be zoned for 5-6 story apartments, mostly off the arterials- and medium density/'eurodensity' is consistent with the prevailing trend of New Urbanism.
You know that there's something called 'False Creek' separating Broadway from downtown? Unless you're right next to one of the bridges, or going by Ferry, you generally have to go east or west to get to one of the bridges to cross False Creek.
It seems illogical, but there are comparable densities in Coal Harbor as Downtown East, despite the latter being serviced by Skytrain. Or compare Burrard St near the bridge vs Main St. Skytrain Station. I'm basically trying to maximize density under the view cones and geography of Central Broadway.
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And zoning those apartments on every arterial corridor in Vancouver would be great. You hear the same argument about the West End: upgrading existing density is great, new density all over would be better.
We're confusing each other here. The streetcar only saves you a walk if you're near it and riding downtown (either as a straight trip or a transfer to a bus/SkyTrain); if you want to go to UBC or Commercial or further out, you're walking uphill anyway.
Sure, but Coal Harbour's within walking radius of Burrard Station and probably the Hastings Line. Main, Burrard and the DTES can always densify, but streetcar neighbourhoods generally have problems with density that'd be a no-brainer with SkyTrain.
I get the maximizing, I'm just questioning whether it's needed.
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