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Originally Posted by Jebby
I really wish city council would take up the Langara Golf Course proposal. Adding 4,000 housing units there would do wonders for the corridor, not to mention if they demand something like 10% social housing and 15% rentals that would really be a great addition to the city's affordable housing stock.
Those that say it would be a huge loss of green space are exaggerating. The proposal is for only 20% of the golf course, and there are are 3 large parks within walking distance: Winona Park immediately south, Cambie Park across the street to the west, and Tisdall Park immediately north-west of the site. Not to mention Sunset park a few blocks east of the golf course, and Colombia park one station to the north. The city would also most probably demand some green and public spaces in the new development.
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regardless of the "good" anyone thinks this would create it would set a horrible precedent that would stick for ever. No park should ever be carved up and sold, I could understand situations where some land swaps might work though without setting this sort of precedence. That means that the total size of the park must remain the same or larger, and the functionality of the park must be undamged. I actually think this policy should apply to roads and rights of way as well, and that is why that thin street proposal was complete bs (imo it was just a distraction aqnd was never ment to go through, as you saw something like less then a dozen people had the chance to complain and they quickly got rid of it and highlighted how they listen to peoples concerns and opinions...bs). If you think a neighbourhood street is too wide or not needed then narrow it and widen the planted median or remove it and turn it in to parkspace with a right of way for pedestrians. Obviously land swaps in many situations would make sense but that should still mean no net loss in the area.
Anyways to ghet to the point of my rant here it is.
What I would support is the assembly of single family homes on the east side of the golf coarse and then doing a land swap with the west Cambie side. So in essence shifting the park east by a block and developing the stretch along Cambie. For a developer this would make finacial sense and for the city it would also make sense as it would result in densification along main arterial streets and more housing. As for the residents in the area you would either be one who sold for a profit or one whos house ends up a bloick closer to a major city park. You can set some rules in place for such a transition, so for every block assembled on the east side you would release a equal block on the Cambie side for redevelopment, swap the land and buldoze the single family neighbourhood and turn it in to park space.
*also noticed that on google maps the golf course is no longer green liek it was before (all other golf courses are green like any park). I found this interesting as it means that someone contacted google for the change, and that means that someone actually wants this to happen and will continue to push for this (atleast thats what it "looks" like it could be).
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(you know the same way they did for the viaducts, taller buildings, large signage, a proper square, or anything else that doesn't conform to their Swiss alpine village views of what makes up a city etc etc.)
And I say this as someone that has only played 5-6 rounds in his lifetime.
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