Downtown Vancouver Updates

[Hourglass]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Are tourists really that interested in seeing anything in the Maritime Museum?

They could be if location and exhibits are good. The Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney is right on Darling Harbour and has more than 1.5 million visitors a year. Of course it also has three museum ships open to the public which might be more interesting than the St Roch, but point is that location is important.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

What are you talking about? Vanier Park is jammed with fireworks, bard on the beach, children's festivals, etc.

The maritime museum is totally drowned out and ignored. I'm sure most people have no idea where it is. It and the Vancouver museum both deserve more prominent and tourist friendly locations in the city, which is somewhere in the downtown core right now.

You said it yourself: the museums are neglected. And yeah, vanier park is packed like a couple of days in the year and virtually dead the rest of the year.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

very very very expensive to light a path in a park. they don't have the money to do that at the moment and as most parks close at 10pm, the idea is people aren't allowed in them at night.

No money? Wow how come? I wonder where they spend it all!?

[osirisboy]

Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

most bike lanes have lighting from the street which means it doesn't cost anything to install as it is already there. also, most bikes lanes fall under the City of Vancouver whereas all parks fall under the Vancouver Parks Board. both independent of each-other so each have their own budgets, taxes, priorities.

Yeah I know all that. You missed my point. You said there's no lighting because it cost too much. And I was just saying it's no more than a bike lane.

Park board is spending 4 million on sea wall on Stanley park. It would be nice that a part of that would include lighting especially around English bay to second beach

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

Originally Posted by osirisboy

Yeah I know all that. You missed my point. You said there's no lighting because it cost too much. And I was just saying it's no more than a bike lane.

Park board is spending 4 million on sea wall on Stanley park. It would be nice that a part of that would include lighting especially around English bay to second beach

it would cost more then 4 million to install lighting, that's for sure. also, they need to spend that money as the thing will fall over.

i always thought it should have lighting, but unless people push for it hard, it wont happen as there is no money for it. it generally costs ~ 15,000 per street light, and that is with all of the wires underground already. they would need to do a lot of digging and installing of wires to that area which would increase the costs as i doubt there is anything already there.

of course it would be nice, but, it is quite expensive and since this is Vancouver, they know spending all that money would backfire against them from the public, news, and tax payers federation of course.

it is easy to justify fixing the seawall, it is one of the best in the world and it is falling apart, so needs to be done so people can still use it. lighting does not effect 80%-90% of people. as much as i would like lighting, i have never been impacted by it not being there.

[Migrant_Coconut]

Originally Posted by Hourglass

They could be if location and exhibits are good. The Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney is right on Darling Harbour and has more than 1.5 million visitors a year. Of course it also has three museum ships open to the public which might be more interesting than the St Roch, but point is that location is important.

Three ships and a dozen boats. It helps that the Australians are intent on preserving history, rather than just cashing it in once it's no longer needed.

[kh177]

Does this forum have a page that shows the current status of projects under construction? As in a list of projects and their approximate expected completion dates? Thanks (and apologies if this has been asked/answered before).

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

Three ships and a dozen boats. It helps that the Australians are intent on preserving history, rather than just cashing it in once it's no longer needed.

It's also located in a major tourist hub, which that area of Coal Harbour definitely isn't.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by kh177

Does this forum have a page that shows the current status of projects under construction? As in a list of projects and their approximate expected completion dates? Thanks (and apologies if this has been asked/answered before).

It doesn't have a comprehensive list of projects, with or without expected completion dates. Some projects get their own thread, if somebody starts one; others feature in either the Downtown, General, Infill or Olympic Village threads. That's just in the City of Vancouver - there are over twice as many projects in other Municipalities, and those similarly either get their own thread, or end up in a more generic thread.

The pace of development can be surprisingly difficult to estimate. Some projects race to completion, other take for ever just to dig the hole for the parkade. It's unlikely anybody on here would have the knowledge or time to keep that sort of information updated for a Region that has 41,000 homes under construction; over 32,000 of them in apartment and rental buildings.

[kh177]

Originally Posted by Changing City

It doesn't have a comprehensive list of projects, with or without expected completion dates. Some projects get their own thread, if somebody starts one; others feature in either the Downtown, General, Infill or Olympic Village threads. That's just in the City of Vancouver - there are over twice as many projects in other Municipalities, and those similarly either get their own thread, or end up in a more generic thread.

The pace of development can be surprisingly difficult to estimate. Some projects race to completion, other take for ever just to dig the hole for the parkade. It's unlikely anybody on here would have the knowledge or time to keep that sort of information updated for a Region that has 41,000 homes under construction; over 32,000 of them in apartment and rental buildings.

Thanks - you're right, that would be difficult to compile (reason I asked was came across this: https://urbansurrey.com/surrey-city-centre-active-projects/).

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by kh177

Thanks - you're right, that would be difficult to compile (reason I asked was came across this: https://urbansurrey.com/surrey-city-centre-active-projects/).

You're right, that's a neat resource. The Changing City blog captures most of the Central Area projects, but we don't map them, and the only way you can tell their status is from the image - if it's completed there will be a photograph, and if it's a proposal or under construction there will be a render or model. We tried keeping up with a status box, but it was too difficult to keep up to date accurately, so we dropped it. If things slow down, as has been rumoured, maybe we'll try again.

[RDW989]

Railings (?) going up the sides of the Empire Landmark, in prep for the takedown

My pix, April 22
[IMG]EmpireLandmark042218 by RDWyvr, on Flickr[/IMG]

[Vin]

Empire Landmark Hotel coming down: Saddest thing ever!

[Graham_Yvr]

Originally Posted by Vin

Empire Landmark Hotel coming down: Saddest thing ever!

Not really.

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

The Smithe, 885 Cambie.



March 19 '18, my pic

Five weeks later...




April 23 '18, my pic

[scryer]

Originally Posted by Vin

Empire Landmark Hotel coming down: Saddest thing ever!

I think it's what's replacing it that is sad. We need another Landmark to replace it with.... kindly excuse the pun.

[jollyburger]

Anyone know what the drilling (?) next to the Canada Post offices is for?

[s211]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Anyone know what the drilling (?) next to the Canada Post offices is for?

Oil?

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by s211

Oil?

Just to clarify, the old Post Office in the parking lot next to West Georgia.

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Anyone know what the drilling (?) next to the Canada Post offices is for?

Maybe they're looking for the bull?







Sorry, but are you talking about the former Budget Car Rental site that was recently cleared for the 400 West Georgia project?



April 15 '18, my pic