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Originally Posted by trofirhen
Great idea. Shows foresight. They should do that with any major new automobile bridge: include capacities for rapid transit. What planners haven't yet realized is this; where the transit goes, DEVELOPMENT WILL FOLLOW. Example: If you had a rapid rail station at an empty junction somewhere in the valley, very soon there'd be an IKEA or a HOME DEPOT beside it, then a shopping mall, then apartment complexes, then houses, and finally a town centre. One can "plan" future development patterns by placing the transit there FIRST. This of course means several years of "no money" at the as-yet empty stations, but that would change - FAST !!
Being proactive is the name of the game in low-density population areas
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From what I know, all bridges so far built since the Alex Fraser (except Golden Ears and there is no need for that) has had provisions for LRT.
Planners have realized this and has planned it now. Why do we see city centres along SkyTrain stns? Why is Brentwood so much larger than it was before? Why is Metrotown still growing? Why will Oakridge become Vancouver's next municpal centre? Why are there so many developments in Richmond Centre around Richmond-Brighouse Stn? Why is Capstan a future stn?
I really hope big box stores aren't around stns because that defeats the purpose of transit, unless they are built like the ones on Cambie.