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Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture
thanks for that, but that is a shame. if they had done office they could get away with creating a "self contained" kind of area. work/live/play kind of thing. though it could be a tough sell to get businesses to go there being so far from things as well.
does seem like an odd development area; on a flood plain, far from transit, far away from everything. one day i guess a street-car would connect it to the Arbutus Corridor. but 30yrs is a longggg time.
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Pretty much the only area in town without the typical Vancouver Nimbys protesting a massive hi-rise development site. But even then, the buildings were set to a height not to exceed the height of the escarpment top. Perhaps planners were trying to prevent shadowing of the Fraser River for the salmons and the sturgeons.
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Originally Posted by zahav
I have taken transit to walk around and explore this site, and it isn't bad. I think the #100 will increase frequency even more, maybe even a double bus. It is very handy, it gets to either the Canada Line or 22nd St. in no time. And there are stops all along Marine, very close to all developments in this area.
A couple other things to keep in mind. This was one of the only pieces of vacant land in the City, I am glad they are pushing density here and keeping it residential and retail. The new Moda building has a share work space in it, kind of like a WeWork or Spaces. So they are targetting younger techy, maybe own your own business type of people. And I don't think offices are needed in this area nearly as much as additional housing. As people mentioned, Big Ben is close, and all nodes along Marine are easily accessible.
Also don't forget the part of Fraserlands west of Kerr was fully residential and this just a continuation of the same kind of thing, just more dense and not so early 90s architecture :p
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Love the idea of a self-contained neighbourhood. When enough residents live there, a neighbourhood mall is in order. Should introduce more ground-level retail around the town centre as well. As for public transit servicing the area: would love to see the new Translink double decker buses plying the route between Metrotown and Marine Gateway.
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