What was the reasoning for cutting down all the trees? Seems very un-Vancouver-like.
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^They were cut down in preparation for the Granville Street redesign project:
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/current...sign/index.htm Great photo thread fever. Looks like Giallo got his wish for a post-clearcut Granville tour. It sure will be interesting to see Granville once it's all redone. I see they're still working on the Carrall Street Greenway. Nice to see the progress on the Olympic Village too. |
Great pictures fever, Thanks.
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Wow! This is just what I wanted. Thanks so much, fever.
I really like the SEFC update too. The buildings there are looking a lot better than I originally imagined. Great photos all around. |
^Great photos.
Maybe they should rethink the landscaping on Granville, and come up with something more creative and unique than the typical rows of tall trees which hide everything. http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/current...sign/index.htm |
I guess it would be too late to redesign the redesign. Is it all done in house? Maybe they could just leave the trees out?
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^ if only.
It kind of reminds me of Yonge Street, or at least parts of it. http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/photos/2...ueen_empty.jpg http://talawren.net/A.weekend.in.Tor...et.toronto.jpg http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/photos/2...ueen_empty.jpg |
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I was there this weekend, now it looks terrible. I'm sure they have big plans for the re-design, but the lack of trees reveals all of the buildings much more, and guess what? They are ugly, dirty, boring structures for the most part. It's bad. :yuck: I used to take a lot of the trees and green spaces in Vancouver for granted. One trip to Manhattan changed that. I'm no tree-hugger, but I'd be thinking long and hard before cutting down those 50+ year old trees. :shrug: |
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Sure it is, they have their mail delivered by the US Postal service, they have been an American city for over a decade now. :tup:
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Silly me, how could I have forgotten!
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was in 'couver a couple weeks ago and actually thought Granville was better without the trees. they are too much clutter
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so is the granville redesign going to have trees on the streets, or is it going to look a lot like yonge street in toronto?
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i remember my first visit to Van in 1998 and the trees on granville really struck me. it was so pleasant walking down a commercial street with large mature trees. they also did a great job at hiding some really hidious buildings. i am glad though that they decided not to replace the trees between robson and georgia. |
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Anyways, this conversation should probably be in the Granville redesign thread - Vancity, you should check it out for more information about the project if you're still interested: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=139190 |
^ oh wow, notice on those diagrams it is noted that there will be "multi-directional pedestrian scatter junctions" at Robson & Granville as well as Granville & Georgia.
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^^Yeah, I'm excited for those to be open. They were great in Tokyo and now we get the first ones in Vancouver! I want see what people's reactions are to them when they first open.
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