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Originally Posted by awvan
Vancouver isn't balls cold like Calgary or Toronto, so we don't really need a PATH or +15 system here. The rain can be a bit of a pain in the ass, but grab an umbrella or something. There is a much great chance of buildings getting taller than there is of an underground connected pedestrian system. Also, it would eliminate (or diminish) a level of underground parking making the parkade either deeper or more expensive (or both).
And while a Burrard Skytrain (say from Waterfront to Burrard & Broadway) would be nice, the fact that there is ZERO bus service period on Burrard south of Cornwall makes me think this isn't a possibility for a eons.
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I see your point on many things, but I should perhaps clarify a bit. I wasn't thinking of anything like a PATH system or Montreal-type of anything. I was really thinking of tying that part of Vancouver into a "node."
As for the Skytrain continuing down Burrard - hey, that's absurd anyway.
Total agreement. But I was rather thinking instead of it maybe looping west, then under False creek then on to Arbutus, which I think, over time, will be another major transit "node." Not for a long time perhaps, but it might be good to start building as much infrastructure as we can, while we can.
Of course, there's the "profit lag" period to be considered - that time in which a project, if built too early, becomes a loss-leader through lack of use and revenue. Timing is everthing, and it's often a difficult thing to extrapolize upon, particularly regarding complex issues like the future of cities.
Regarding the parking, however, that is a real sticking point, as you say, and a toughie I cannot get my head around. Anybody got any ideas on this? (other than maybe moving it to another thread, or such?)
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