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Originally Posted by geoff's two cents

I like the building, but that park behind the building is awkwardly placed: It doesn't back onto a street where people can use it.

Indeed, one thing missing from this proposal, like so many others in Surrey (Ultra and Skytowers being the two most notable), is that the street grid remains unambiguously suburban and pedestrian-unfriendly.

Giant 400m mega-blocks discourage walking because they're difficult to walk around; Vancouver's average for downtown and the Broadway business district, by comparison, is less than half that. It is this aspect of urban design that will make or break Surrey's status as a city or suburb, imo, even if it lacks the panache of a flashy new tower.

http://www.surrey.ca/files/SurreyCit...oadNetwork.pdf
http://www.surrey.ca/files/SurreyCit...ityConcept.pdf

More roads coming