Imagine that "they" have announced that a rapid transit line will be built through an established neighborhood - your neighborhood. This neighborhood already has a rapid transit line that is seen as blight in the community and now they're going to build more! What do you do? This is the story of how the Cedar Cottage neighborhood in the City of Vancouver worked with the City and Provincial government agencies to integrate a new SkyTrain line into an established community. One of the biggest concerns was that the alignment would pass through a community that already had a rapid transit line running through it. The first SkyTrain line was built with haste and little consultation and it shows. The station and guideway created a less than desirable station precinct area and some negative associations with rapid transit overall. This report will walk you through the design development of the new SkyTrain line in Vancouver from the perspective of the local government.
Samenvatting