Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 687

Klazu · #**13721** Posted **Jun 30, 2016, 2:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by retro_orange

I always liked the tower part. It would be better if they went with a dark grey or black for the metal parts on the top bay windows and other balcony details to make them contrast with the concrete instead of blend in. Making the entire tower beige will only do a disservice to the brutalist architecture of the tower. The podium needs complete renovation though.

Yeah, the tower isn't bad-looking for its era. Here's a photo I took last summer while updating the list of Vancouver's tallest buildings on Wikipedia.

mcminsen · #**13722** Posted **Jul 3, 2016, 3:16 AM**

At Beatty and Robson today. Looks like stands for the new bike share setup.

July 2 '16, my pics

sacrifice333 · #**13723** Posted **Jul 3, 2016, 4:19 AM**

^Yeah... they're popping up all over. Seen them at Cambie + False Creek Seawall, Olympic Village Canada Line Station (both in front and behind the entrance), and elsewhere...

excel · #**13724** Posted **Jul 3, 2016, 6:16 AM**

Took long enough

Jebby · #**13725** Posted **Jul 4, 2016, 9:05 PM**

How do they get around the mandatory helmet law?

WarrenC12 · #**13726** Posted **Jul 4, 2016, 9:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jebby

How do they get around the mandatory helmet law?

They don't. There will be helmet rental stations and some kind of cleaning I believe.

Whether or not the police enforce the helmet law remains to be seen. I wouldn't be surprised if this gets the same treatment as somebody smoking a joint these days (ie: nothing).

csbvan · #**13727** Posted **Jul 4, 2016, 9:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

They don't. There will be helmet rental stations and some kind of cleaning I believe.

Whether or not the police enforce the helmet law remains to be seen. I wouldn't be surprised if this gets the same treatment as somebody smoking a joint these days (ie: nothing).

They already don't enforce the helmet laws, I expect that won't change.

Porfiry · #**13728** Posted **Jul 4, 2016, 10:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by csbvan

They already don't enforce the helmet laws.

That's not true.

jollyburger · #**13729** Posted **Jul 5, 2016, 12:50 AM**

Is it legal to ride a bicycle on a sidewalk?

GlassCity · #**13730** Posted **Jul 5, 2016, 3:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

Is it legal to ride a bicycle on a sidewalk?

No, but you can usually get away with it in the suburbs on sidewalks where no one walks. I have seen people get pulled over for it in busier areas though.

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**13731** Posted **Jul 5, 2016, 4:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by GlassCity

No, but you can usually get away with it in the suburbs on sidewalks where no one walks. I have seen people get pulled over for it in busier areas though.

the city hates people, and i mean HATES people who do it. especially on any busy street. they wont care on unused sidewalks, but DON'T do it anywhere downtown or in busy areas. also avoid doing in in the BIA's, they hate that stuff to. the worst is people on sidewalks on Dunsmuir... why? thats when they need to get clothes-lined. "oops guess you should have been doing a walking speed on the sidewalk"

WarrenC12 · #**13732** Posted **Jul 5, 2016, 2:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

the city hates people, and i mean HATES people who do it. especially on any busy street. they wont care on unused sidewalks, but DON'T do it anywhere downtown or in busy areas. also avoid doing in in the BIA's, they hate that stuff to. the worst is people on sidewalks on Dunsmuir... why? thats when they need to get clothes-lined. "oops guess you should have been doing a walking speed on the sidewalk"

The only people I see riding on the sidewalks in the city are the homeless/crackheads who don't give a shit about anything anyway.

EdinVan · #**13733** Posted **Jul 6, 2016, 8:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by Porfiry

That's not true.

It's very true.

Jebby · #**13734** Posted **Jul 6, 2016, 9:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by csbvan

They already don't enforce the helmet laws, I expect that won't change.

Hopefully not.

Vin · #**13735** Posted **Jul 7, 2016, 1:38 AM**

Downtown updates getting rather boring lately......

RDW989 · #**13736** Posted **Jul 7, 2016, 1:51 AM**

The debris from the houses at the Jervis site pretty much gone this afternoon, only a little left

my pix, July 6

WarrenC12 · #**13737** Posted **Jul 7, 2016, 2:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by Vin

Downtown updates getting rather boring lately......

I can assure you plenty of activity is going on downtown, just a lack of photography since Klazu moved to Burnaby.

I saw more bike share stations today, notably on Heather and 7th, taking up about 2 parking spots worth of room on the street. Apparently the initial rollout will have 28 stations, and there will be a website up this week with a map (and an app I'd have to assume).

mcminsen · #**13738** Posted **Jul 7, 2016, 6:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

I can assure you plenty of activity is going on downtown, just a lack of photography since Klazu moved to Burnaby.

Wow.

In the last month I've posted approximately 442 photos of 34 different projects or things going on downtown.

urbancanadian · #**13739** Posted **Jul 7, 2016, 7:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by RDW989

The debris from the houses at the Jervis site pretty much gone this afternoon, only a little left

my pix, July 6

Thanks - sad to see those houses go. Does anyone know if Marcon owns one of the other sites on this block? Their website has an aerial that makes it look like it was taken from this block... http://www.marcon.ca/projects/

Their Burquitlam aerial is taken from exactly the spot that they own.

WarrenC12 · #**13740** Posted **Jul 7, 2016, 1:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

Wow.

In the last month I've posted approximately 442 photos of 34 different projects or things going on downtown.

Haha sorry you post tons of great shots mcminsen, much appreciated!