Broadway Subway - Millennium Line Extension to Arbutus | U/C - Page 49

jollyburger · #**961** Posted **Oct 25, 2021, 3:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

I was just going to comment on that. What a prime location that would be perfect to complete at the same time as the new Skytrain extension.

Do you know who owns the dog park land? That seems to be a placeholder that's ripe for development as well.

Already went through rezoning once back in 2017 by Porte

https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/339e1st/index.htm

The latest proposal by Triovest Realty Advisors/BMO's Real Estate Fund

https://www.urbanyvr.com/terracotta-clad-office-building-planned-next-to-red-truck-brewery/

It got sold in 2020 to Slate Asset Management. They want to change it to office/residential

https://renx.ca/capital-point-slate-first-vancouver-strata-office/

WarrenC12 · #**962** Posted **Oct 25, 2021, 5:02 PM**

Wow, thanks for the history. Hopefully something happens sooner rather than later.

s211 · #**963** Posted **Oct 25, 2021, 10:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

The latest proposal by Triovest Realty Advisors/BMO's Real Estate Fund

https://www.urbanyvr.com/terracotta-clad-office-building-planned-next-to-red-truck-brewery/

It got sold in 2020 to Slate Asset Management. They want to change it to office/residential

https://renx.ca/capital-point-slate-first-vancouver-strata-office/

Wow. It's been awhile since a rendering put me to sleep. That thing is practically sleeping drugs, personified.

dpogue · #**964** Posted **Oct 26, 2021, 5:05 AM**

A different angle of the excavation work behind Emily Carr:

Source: https://twitter.com/broadwaysubway_/status/1451277257486610435

WarrenC12 · #**965** Posted **Oct 26, 2021, 3:27 PM**

MOTI using drones I'm guessing? Cool angles.

Jimbo604 · #**966** Posted **Oct 27, 2021, 9:18 PM**

Behind OLD MEC HQ/now EA. Fencing up but no construction visible.

Next door behind Tesla delivery centre where back of building was shaved off and new wall put in place.

Photo credits: me

Jimbo604 · #**967** Posted **Oct 27, 2021, 9:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

The VCC elevated guideway

Elevated Guideway by B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, on Flickr

Photo credit: me

And next door again. Current status. They are going to leave outside parking structure intact, drill some holes and put up columns? Or demolish and build back same?

officedweller · #**968** Posted **Oct 27, 2021, 9:29 PM**

Good question.
I would think that they'd need a wider opening than just the column width.

Jimbo604 · #**969** Posted **Oct 27, 2021, 9:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by madog222

New photos from BC MOTI's Flickr

Source: dailyhive.com

Interesting current vs planning rendering

Jimbo604 · #**970** Posted **Oct 27, 2021, 9:38 PM**

Source: VancouverSun.com

Photo credit: me

Fencing up at north side of proposed Lululemon headquarters site where elevated subway to run between train tracks and building.

Jimbo604 · #**971** Posted **Oct 27, 2021, 9:40 PM**

Photo credit: me

between proposed Lulu building and Emily Carr University where Broadway Subway is to run overhead the blackberry bushes have been removed from side of road

Jimbo604 · #**972** Posted **Oct 27, 2021, 9:44 PM**

Oct 6

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Oct 27

Photo credit: me

Jimbo604 · #**973** Posted **Oct 27, 2021, 9:46 PM**

Photo credit: me

In the first one here you can see the beginnings of the trench where the tunnel is being formed. Cool.

Diegotheartist1 · #**974** Posted **Oct 27, 2021, 10:04 PM**

After Great Northern Way station's structure is finished and buried, it would be a great opportunity to reorganize the layout of the surface. For example, connect the E 1st Avenue roads together instead of a separated intersection as it previously was.

officedweller · #**975** Posted **Oct 27, 2021, 10:11 PM**

Thanks for all the pics!

There's a plan for the area - check here:
https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6823957&postcount=6346

twoNeurons · #**976** Posted **Nov 1, 2021, 6:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sheba

I was just skimming through the UBC section summary report (Buzzer Blog link to the pdf - you really only need to go through about the first 20 pages). It shows not a lot of opposition vs support - so while the 'on-street tram / LRT is more than enough' crowd may be quite vocal, there's not as many of them as they'd like to appear to be.

The nature of the opposition is pretty clear:

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• Concern about the cost of the extension, including comments that it would be a waste of money (137)

Obviously... if you live in the area, you may feel it would be a waste to you... the real benefits is to connecting students in UBC with the rest of the system.. or even making commuting to UBC from Surrey a viable reality.

It seems whenever someone says "it's a waste of money" it's code for "I don't think I would use it or need it personally, therefore it's a useless project.

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• Comments in general opposition to the project (110)

Sounds like NIMBy... but without details, hard to say.

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• Concern that the ridership of the line would not be high enough to warrant the cost to the public (64)

Uh-huh... see point 1.

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• Opposition to densification along the alignment, including concerns about the impacts this would have on property taxes and quality of life in existing neighbourhood (32)

Yep... the NIMBY is real. This is the real issue. Keep the unwashed masses out of my neighbourhood. The reality is that it would be a massive INCREASE in the quality of life for anyone along the entire corridor, assuming they have ever taken a train in their life.

I don't want to minimize their issues, but from the summaries... it doesn't seem that there's anything really other than self-centered arguments there.

cganuelas1995 · #**977** Posted **Nov 1, 2021, 8:40 PM**

It would absolutely increase the quality of life in those areas because it will take cars off the road.

Diegotheartist1 · #**978** Posted **Nov 1, 2021, 10:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by cganuelas1995

It would absolutely increase the quality of life in those areas because it will take cars off the road.

More specifically, less congestion on the road when it comes to moving people who are going to and/or from UBC and/or Central Broadway.

giallo · #**979** Posted **Nov 1, 2021, 10:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by twoNeurons

Yep... the NIMBY is real. This is the real issue. Keep the unwashed masses out of my neighbourhood. The reality is that it would be a massive INCREASE in the quality of life for anyone along the entire corridor, assuming they have ever taken a train in their life.

I don't want to minimize their issues, but from the summaries... it doesn't seem that there's anything really other than self-centered arguments there.

You nailed it here.

The benefit to the general public far outweighs whatever concerns people in this neighbourhood have. They truly are the 'pulling the ladder up from behind them' stereotype.

In a housing/affordability crisis like we experiencing today, I have zero sympathy for people like this. Trying to block densification and rapid transit along Broadway is ridiculous.

fredinno · #**980** Posted **Nov 4, 2021, 10:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Diegotheartist1

More specifically, less congestion on the road when it comes to moving people who are going to and/or from UBC and/or Central Broadway.

Eh, not really.
Induced demand happens when you expand public transport as much as when you build freeways.
Both do the same thing of getting cars off the road, so they be filled up w/ new ones.