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Originally Posted by jsbertram
With the builders and City planners allowing for future Broadway subway connections to these new buildings, it seems everyone involved is expecting the future Broadway/UBC line will be underground and under Broadway.
This is evident to me because the new Crossroads complex at Broadway / Cambie is on the north side of Broadway, so it would have some difficulty to connect to a new Broadway/UBC line station under Cambie @ 10th Ave.
The three other sites are south of Broadway (between Broadway and 10th Ave), so if the Broadway/UBC line is built under Broadway or under 10th Ave. they could still connect to a new subway station on either side of their properties.
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I think the reason access is primarily from Broadway is that Broadway is where the destinations lie.
In addition, at Oak, the access would dive into the hillside (even if the access tunnel is under Oak Street) eliminating the need for some escalators. If the access were at the corner of the alley and Oak, then you'd definitely need an escalator to get to the access tunnel since you'd be practically on top of the station.
Similarly, the access at Broadway City Hall dives into the hill. The station mezzanine is practically at 10th Ave. The punch out panel at Broadway City Hall station is on the east side of the mezzanine - easy to connect to an underground station under 10th Ave., but it'll require a lengthy underground connection to get to Crossroads on the north side of Broadway (the benefit of course, being avoidance of Broadway crosswalk delay).