So has anyone attended the past two open houses? The next and last one is Thursday, December 2nd, 4 - 8pm @ Docksteader Warehouse (8515 Cambie Street (south of Marine Drive))
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/cambiecorridor/public/index.htm
Anyway I attended the one today. Needless to say, alot of nimby remarks regarding density. There were a lot of visual depictions of how Cambie will look like once built out according to the plans. Here were the main changes I noted in the revised plans, hopefully I got my facts correct:
-The nodes immediately around the station will have their height and land-use remain unchanged from previous plan. Heights depend on station location. Land-use is to incorporate retail at the base.
-Aside from the nodes around the stations which will allow for greater height, the rest of Cambie will have a maxium height of 6 floors. Previous plans called for heights of 6-8 floors. (renderings depict olympic village style buildings lined one after the other, but at 6 floors)
-Similarily, aside from the nodes around the stations, Major East/West routes (king ed, 41, 49) will be solely residential and have maxium heights of 4 floors. Previous plans called for mixed-use and heights of 4-6 floors; this is to respect the residential nature of the area. (no retail on 41st ave opposite of oakridge mall as some of us would have liked to see)
-Laneway houses or townhouses were depicted between the 4 or 6 floor developments and the single family houses. This is to facilitate the transition of scale and reduce shadowing impacts on the sfh's.
Anyway I really encourage people to attend the next and last open house and especially WRITE POSITIVE AND SURPORTIVE COMMENTS! You can thank the NIMBYs for the decrease in height and loss of retail in the revised plans.
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