Port Moody has always been concerned about view blockage - since 2001 right from the portal:
http://www.translink.ca/en/About-Us/Medi...t-of-the-Decision-Process-TransLink.aspx
Port Moody's 32 Evergreen Line requirements:
http://www.portmoody.ca/index.aspx?page=402
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2. Be constructed at grade along the southern alignment of the Canadian Pacific Rail Right of Way.
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Maybe this is why - for a future connection to the north?
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7. Include a station within one block of Queens Street and one station located within close proximity to Moray Street. Each station should include a pedestrian overpass allowing pedestrian connections over the rail line. The two stations must be fully accessible. The western station should be designed in a heritage style and incorporate heritage elements.
28. A pedestrian overpass over the CPR right-of-way should be provided at each station, if not already in place.
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16. The guideway should remain at grade or below grade through Port Moody.
17. At grade means at or below the existing grade of Clarke Street and at or below the existing grade of Murray Street.
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